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Bryant on apportionment plan: 'Labor and business are not in support of the bill as it’s written'
Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) voiced her opposition to Senate Bill 2803, that would allocate approximately $2 billion to manage the state’s unemployment insurance fund.
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Bryant: Pritzker 'has treated our state like his personal fiefdom since the onset of this pandemic'
Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) recently reacted to JCAR's objection to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s emergency COVID mandates for schools.
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Bryant seeks to expand training opportunities for Illinoisans hurt by energy transition
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.
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Bryant on Democrats' criminal justice reform: 'We can safely say that their approach has failed'
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.
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Bryant on tax relief: 'If we want to make changes, we need to make those changes in a permanent way'
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) wants Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) to give Republicans 'a seat at the grown-up table' so their ideas on tax relief and fiscal responsibility can also be heard.
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Bryant brings re-election campaign to Murphysboro
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) will soon be bringing her re-election campaign to Murphysboro.
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Bryant holds Youth Advisory Council, 'I hope they learned that each of them have a voice in the process'
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.
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Bryant’s midwife bill signed off by Pritzker
State Sen. Terri Bryant’s (R-Murphysboro) legislation that sets standards for midwives to obtain their certification was signed on Dec. 14 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL).
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Fowler praises bipartisan efforts to make I-57 expansion a reality
State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) on Dec. 8 hailed the next phase of the Interstate 57 expansion project as part of “a long-standing continuing vision to improve and revitalize Illinois roadways.”
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Bryant takes IDPH to task for delay in adopting guidance for long-term facilities
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.
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Bryant offers tips for a safe, happy Thanksgiving dinner
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is urging her constituents to remain safety-conscious this holiday season.
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Fowler gives update on work at Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area
Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) recently posted to Facebook news on upgrades being made to the Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area
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Bryant: 'Any attempt to weaken this protection of moral convictions or religious beliefs must be stopped'
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.
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Bryant: Democrats' push to repeal Parental Notification Act 'an attack' on parents' rights
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has vowed "to not sit silently" as her Democratic colleagues are working to overturn a law that requires parents of children ages 17 or younger to be informed at least 48 prior to the child undergoing an abortion.
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Fowler, Bryant, Plummer meet with Anna constituents
State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) recently joined fellow state Sens. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) and Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) at Anna-Jonesboro Community High as part of their ongoing Regional Listening Tour.
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Bryant announces run for re-election, touts her 'pro-growth, pro-jobs, limited government philosophy'
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is getting a head start in her run for the new 58th District.
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Fowler: Energy bill 'will undoubtedly bring about the greatest energy rate hike in Illinois history'
State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) views the recent passage of Senate Bill 2408 as a lost opportunity for the state in terms of putting its energy industry on the right track.
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Bryant: 'Parents have a right to be involved and to have a say in the education and wellbeing of their child'
Veteran state Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has filed legislation she argues protects parents from the overreach of Gov. J.B. Pritzker in the fight against COVID-19.
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Bryant on hazardous trestle: 'It’s finally happening. This roadway has a demolition date'
After more than six years of pushing, state Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is celebrating the scheduled demolition of the decaying Jefferson County train trestle.
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Fowler: 'I am excited to take this opportunity to say thank you to my administrative assistants'
Administrative professionals were thanked last week by Illinois Senate Republicans including state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) in honor of Administrative Professionals Day.