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Erica Harriss to run for Illinois Senate District 56 against Rachelle Crowe; 'It's time that an alternative voice represents Illinois'
Madison County Board member Erica Harriss is running on the Republican ticket for Illinois Senate in the 56th District, saying it’s time to lower taxes and offer “practical solutions” to the problems that plague Illinois. -
Lawmaker wants to block Pritzker from paying staff with private dollars
(The Center Square) – Saying private dollars shouldn't be used to pay public employees, an Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prevent Gov. J.B. Pritzker from paying state employees out of his pocket on top of the salaries taxpayers already pay for. -
Illinois state senators defy law to pick their watchdog
Illinois state senators approved a new legislative inspector general over complaints by the Legislative Ethics Commission chair that the process and vetting were ignored for the new watchdog. House members vote next. -
Attorney for judges in subcircuit suit: ‘Naked political interference by legislature’
Edwardsville attorney James Craney has entered his appearance on behalf of Madison County Circuit Judges Sholar and Threlkeld in a lawsuit pitting the voters of Madison County against various state bodies. -
Bost Introduces Bill to Get Toxic-exposed Veterans Lifesaving Care
Bost Introduces Bill to Get Toxic-exposed Veterans Lifesaving Care. -
School mask mandate suspended following vote of state's rulemaking body
The Joint Committee of Administrative Rules (JCAR) voted today to stop Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to reissue emergency rules that would have required school districts to enforce masking for K-12 public and private schools. -
Davis Re-introduces Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent
Davis Re-introduces Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent. -
Fourth District profile: Red bench is forum for disputes involving the entire state
SPRINGFIELD – Statewide issues like virus mandates and judicial gerrymandering land on the bench of the Fourth District appellate court where voters haven’t picked a Democrat in 24 years. -
Welch and Harmon seek to intervene in Madison County’s subcircuit challenge; Aided by top Dem Party attorney
SPRINGFIELD – Michael Kasper of Chicago, who rescued three St. Clair County judges from likely denial of retention in 2016, represents legislators defending a law that tilted the scales of justice in Madison County toward Democrats. -
State appeals mask TRO; Parents not happy; Other blue states are ending school mask mandates
Reaction to a judge's temporary restraining order on school mask mandates and how some school districts have interpreted the decision have been loud and severe, ranging from a spontaneous parent "honkening" protest in Edwardsville to Gov. JB Pritzker saying the ruling “cultivates chaos." -
Why do so many legislators oppose transparency?
State Rep. Charlie Meier is an agitator and a troublemaker. And we need more of his kind in Springfield. -
The state of the state: Illinois leaders partly responsible for a sluggish recovery
Illinois’ economy was shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2021 was supposed to be a year of recovery. -
Meier files legislation to bring more transparency to controversial bills moving in the legislature
State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has filed legislation to bring more transparency to the legislative process to fix what is known in Springfield as the "shell game." -
Investigation finds Illinois politicians packed extra pork into $45 billion plan
An investigation found $4 billion in funds to be doled out by politicians at their discretion, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker controlling half of it. The extra pork was packed into Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan, including $144 million for Madigan friends – some who never asked for it. -
Bost Introduces Bill to Strengthen Va Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs
Bost Introduces Bill to Strengthen Va Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs. -
Vaccine registry proposal is tops in totalitarianism
Just when you think Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly could not possibly come up with anything more totalitarian than canceling elections in places where opposition to their regime is growing, a member of the super majority came up with one. -
Bost Votes Against Democrats’ Attempt to Federalize Elections
Bost Votes Against Democrats’ Attempt to Federalize Elections. -
Madison County could pursue legal action against judicial redistricting law
Madison County board members adopted a bi-partisan resolution supporting legal action against the state over a new law that divides the county into judicial subcircuits. -
Gerrymanderers invade your local courthouse
When the political party in power draws new district lines to increase its share of seats and squeeze the other party into near nothingness, it is called gerrymandering. That is what Illinois Democrats did this past year with congressional and state legislative districts. -
Democrats torpedo two Madison County Republican judges with stealth legislation
What attorneys live in Madison County's newly drawn Subcircuit 1?