Written by David E. Smith
As you know by now, over the Independence Day weekend, the Illinois General Assembly passed a massive tax hike for families and businesses. When Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed the proposal, the Illinois Senate and House quickly overrode his veto. What does that mean for taxpayers? Well, the personal income tax rate has now increased by 32 percent, surging from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent, and the corporate rate has jumped from 5.25 percent to 7 percent.… Continue Reading
Tags: Big Government, Bill Mitchell, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Republican Party, Income Tax Increase, Jim Durkin, Michael Madigan, Mike Fortner, Mike Unes, Norine Hammond, Reggie Phillips, Steve Andersson, Tax and Spend, Terri Bryant
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | July 8, 2017 3:00 PM | Comments Off on Madigan’s Bipartisan Deception vs. Taxpayers
Written by Laurie Higgins
State Representative Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) introduced the bi-partisan Pupil Physical Privacy Act (HB 4474), which if passed would require the following:
[A] school board to designate each pupil restroom, changing room, or overnight facility accessible by multiple pupils simultaneously, whether located in a public school building or located in a facility utilized by the school for a school-sponsored activity, for the exclusive use of pupils of only one sex.
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Tags: Barbara Wheeler, Bill Mitchell, Body Integrity Identity Disorder, C.D. Davidsmeyer, David Reis, District 211, Dwight Kay, Gender Dysphoria, HB 4474, Jeanne M. Ives, John D. Anthony, John M. Cabello, Keith Wheeler, Laurie Higgins, Mark Batinick, Mary E. Flowers, Pupil Physical Privacy Act, Reginald Phillips, Sherry L. Jesiel, Thomas Morrison, Transgender
LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith | January 29, 2016 3:26 PM | Comments Off on Student Privacy Bill in Springfield