State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) used a recent House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force hearing to question recipients of the state’s new Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) grants about how success for the program will be measured.
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is looking to make the most out of what’s shaping up to be one of the shortest legislative sessions in the history of the General Assembly.
State Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is pushing legislation designed to provide job-training opportunities to coal-industry workers affected by the state's transition to other energy sources.
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) said Democratic lawmakers' “my way or the highway” approach to law enforcement has proven to have dire consequences for the state.
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst recently questioned witnesses at a House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force hearing about how the effectiveness of the state’s new Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program grants should be measured.
Republican state Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) has joined House GOP Leader Jim Durkin in calling for hearings and an investigation after Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith was recently held in contempt of court for violating the rights of children.
Veteran state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is proudly touting new legislation that reduces trailer license plate sticker renewal fees by well over half.“For the last two years, thousands of Illinois motorists were forced to pay a significantly higher amount to renew their trailer license plate sticker,” Windhorst said in a post to Facebook.
State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) wants people who report false crimes to pay compensation to prevent a repeat of the staged hate crimes case involving former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett.
State Sen.Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) recently hosted high school students from across her 58th District at her first Youth Advisory Council at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale.
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) said Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) officials have made matters worse for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents with its delay in updating care facility guidelines.
Republican state Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Morris) views the Healthcare Right to Conscience Act as a step toward assuring equal rights for all people of the state.“The act allows people the right to refuse to receive or take part in health care services that are contrary to their conscience,” Bryant said at an Oct. 26 news conference on the issue.
Republican state Rep. Dave Severin is lamenting the recent passage of bills he argues give too much power to Gov. J.B. Pritzker while stripping away the rights of parents.