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Severin: 'Pritzker has signed a bill that will make law-abiding citizens into felons'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 14, 2023

In a Jan. 10 Facebook post, Rep. Dave Severin (R-Mount Vernon) wrote about the assault weapons ban being signed into law.

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Windhorst on passage of Illinois gun control bill: 'Law-abiding gun owners will be impacted yet again by the loss of their Second Amendment right'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 13, 2023

In a Jan. 10 Facebook post, Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst spoke out in opposition to the signing of the amended version of House Bill 5471.

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Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit: ‘Please call your State Senator immediately to urge them to vote NO on HB 4664’

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 12, 2023

The Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit is pushing back against legislation that would open up abortion access by allowing unlicensed out-of-state doctors and other medical professionals to provide abortions.

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Bryant: 'Outrageous for legislators to raise their own pay in this economy!!'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 11, 2023

In a Jan. 9 Facebook post, Sen. Terri Bryant reacted to the passage of a supplemental budget.

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Jacobs: 'Bill of Rights Day commemorates the ratification of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which spelled out our rights as Americans'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 9, 2023

Illinois State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) recently called on his constituents to celebrate "Bill of Rights Day" which was on Dec. 15.

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Windhorst applauds judge's decision; 'it must be done through proper process'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 6, 2023

Illinois State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metroplis) applauded a Kankakee County judge's ruling that found eliminating cash bail under the so-called SAFE-T Act was unconstitutional.

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Fitts: 'It’s hard to quantify what the dispatchers do, but very easy to quantify what the patrol officers do'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Jan 5, 2023

At the Dec. 27 meeting of the Marion City Council, council honored a police dispatcher and an officer, and announced the hiring of a dispatcher.

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Severin: ‘The Democrats’ sweeping gun and ammunition control legislation contains several items I find troubling and wrong’

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Dec 28, 2022

Rep. Dave Severin has posted a petition on his website opposing proposed legislation related to gun control.

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Illinois' Windhorst: 'The latest iteration of gun and ammunition control legislation is problematic in many ways'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Dec 21, 2022

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) was elected to his third term this past November, and he has wasted no time in getting down to business.

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Severin 'honored to present' state award to nephew

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Dec 19, 2022

State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) announced recently that he'd presented his nephew with an Official Illinois House of Representatives Certificate of Congratulations.

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Bryant: Democratic majority ‘now wishes to strip the law-abiding of their rights and property’

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Dec 14, 2022

State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is asking for help in opposing a sweeping gun control measure currently being debated in the House Judiciary Committee.

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Bryant: 'Came across this Illinois Made post today and thought you all might enjoy looking it over'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 30, 2022

In a Nov. 22 Facebook post, Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) shared a link to an Illinois Made gift guide.

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Severin announces backpack drive for kids in emergency foster care

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 30, 2022

In a Nov. 22 Facebook post, Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) promoted the "Stuff the Backpacks" holiday drive.

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Halbrook: Jackson County is 'historically slow in getting election results in a timely manner and this election was no exception'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 27, 2022

State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is calling out Jackson County for returning election results slower than the other 102 counties in Illinois.

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Severin reports on Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 24, 2022

In a Nov. 18 Facebook post, Rep. Dave Severin shared his attendance at the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon.

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Windhorst: 'We have to have a leader who unites our caucus'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 22, 2022

In a Nov. 14 Facebook post, Rep. Patrick Windhorst shared an interview he'd done with Tom Miller on the WJPF Radio Morning Newswatch.

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Jacobs: 'Who said Hurst Masonic Lodge Pork steak dinner? We did and this was probably some of the best I’ve had'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 9, 2022

In a Nov. 7 Tweet, Rep. Paul Jacobs shared his experience at the Hurst Masonic Lodge pork steak dinner.

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Severin: 'The area as a whole will really benefit from this new investment and the jobs that will be coming with it'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Nov 9, 2022

In a Nov. 2 Facebook post, Rep. Dave Severin cheered the USDA grant awarded to Saline River Farms Beef and Pork Processing Plant.