State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Ill.)
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Bailey suspects governor's push to vacate Shakman decrees is to 'protect some of his friends and possibly even himself'
Veteran state Rep. Darren Bailey wonders why Gov. J.B. Pritzker is making his sudden push to remove a federal decree banning patronage hiring in the midst of an ongoing federal probe into a pay-for-play scandal at the highest levels of state government.
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Mobile COVID testing unit comes to Clay, Effington counties after new cases reported
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recently announced that the Illinois Department of Public Health's (IDPH) Mobile COVID Testing Unit was invited to Clay and Ellington counties this week.
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Bailey skeptical of ethics reform: As long as Democrats remain in control ... we’ll continue to see the same problems
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is imploring Democrats to “put their money where their mouth is” when it comes to their newfound push for ethics reform legislation.
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Bailey critical of Pritzker's 'regulations and restrictions, coming at the demise of the state economy'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is criticizing Gov. J.B. Pritzker for putting his personal desires ahead of the welfare of the state's taxpayers.
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In the wake of lawsuit victory, Bailey reminds governor 'he has no authority' to re-enact a threatened COVID-19 shutdown
Veteran state Rep. Darren Bailey is daring Gov. J.B. Pritzker to make good on his threat to re-enact tougher reopening restrictions across the state in response to an uptick COVID-19 infection rates.
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Bailey predicts embattled house speaker won't resign because 'Democrats don't want any accountability'
Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey finds it easy to figure out why Democrats have been as reticent as they have in the midst of the Mike Madigan firestorm.
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Bailey on Madigan allegations: Democratic Party becoming more and more known for corruption
State Rep. Darren Bailey is hoping House Speaker Mike Madigan being fingered as a central figure in a federal corruption probe is just the start of putting Springfield back in order.
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After court victory over governor, Bailey urges Illinois businesses to 'open up immediately'
With a Clay County judge having ruled that Gov. J.B. Pritzker exceeded his powers by extending his stay-at-home beyond 30 days, state Rep. Darren Bailey is urging businesses to immediately resume full operations.
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Bailey claims Pritzker has 'single-handedly destroyed Illinois with his crazy budgeting and all the added spending'
A downstate Republican lawmaker is blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker as an “arrogant bully” only concerned with his own whims in the way he governs.
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State Rep. Bailey says Illinois minimum wage hike will 'be devastating for far more than just the employers'
A downstate lawmaker argues some of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s most impulsive actions are destined to set the state economy back for longer than anyone wants to think about.
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Op-ed: Rep. Bailey: Leadership is lacking
In Illinois, we are three months into governance by Executive Order.
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GOP state Rep. Bailey says governor's use of hiring list is 'more proof of corruption in Springfield'
A downstate lawmaker is hoping his ongoing defiance comes to be seen as a shining example of what’s needed to turn government around in Springfield.
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Bailey on Illinois' woes: 'We simply have bad leadership'
State Rep. Darren Bailey is convinced the state’s growing problems lead back to the same starting place.
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State Rep. Bailey hopes relaunch of Freedom Caucus will help Republican Party enact real change
Veteran state Rep. Darren Bailey is hoping the launch of the new Illinois Taxpayer Freedom Caucus will mean a return to true Republican values.
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State Rep. Bailey irate that House Democrats are providing Medicaid to undocumented immigrants
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey fumes that there’s a method to the madness in House Speaker Mike Madigan putting the state on the hook for millions more in debt by leading the charge to provide Medicaid benefits to undocumented immigrants.
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GOP state Rep. Bailey says Democrats' $42 billion budget is 'beyond being irresponsible'
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey compares the just passed $42 billion state budget to a now unemployed worker using any stimulus money given to him by the government to buy a new car.
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State Rep. Bailey hopes court ruling will provide relief from governor's illegal COVID-19 shutdown
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey is hoping a Clay County judge’s upcoming ruling will finally put an end to what he sees as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s runaway crime spree in his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State Rep. Bailey files legal challenge to governor's stay-at-home order
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing record-breaking unemployment in Illinois, a state lawmaker has filed suit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker seeking to overturn the governor’s recent monthlong extension of the state’s stay-at-home order.
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State Rep. Bailey says Pritzker is using COVID-19 to create government dependency
Illinois state Rep. Daren Bailey (R-Xenia) believes the state’ ongoing economic shutdown is no longer about battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rep. Bailey takes legal action against Pritzker's stay-at-home extension
Illinois state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) has achieved a small victory in his lawsuit challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s extension to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order through the month of May.