Written by David E. Smith
Republicans may be in the super-minority in the Illinois General Assembly, but that isn’t stopping 20 Republican State House members from forming the “Illinois Taxpayer Freedom Caucus” to focus on structural and ethical reforms our state desperately needs.
Members include State Representatives John Cabello (Machesney Park), Joe Sosnowski (Rockford), Blaine Wilhour (Effingham), Dan Caulkins (Decatur), Brad Halbrook (Shelbyville), Chris Miller (Oakland), Allen Skillicorn (Crystal Lake), Darren Bailey (Xenia), Andrew Chesney (Freeport), David McSweeney (Barrington Hills), Amy Grant (Wheaton), Terri Bryant (Murphysboro), Randy Freese (Quincy), Dave Severin (Benton), Tom Morrison (Palatine), Tom Weber (Lake Villa), Patrick Windhorst (Metropolis), Dan Swanson (Alpha), Charlie Meier (Okawville), and Tony McCombie (Savanna).… Continue Reading
Tags: Allen Skillicorn, Amy Grant, Andrew Chesney, Avery Bourne, Blaine Wilhour, Brad Halbrook, C.D. Davidsmeyer, Charlie Meier, Chris Miller, Dan Brady, Dan Caulkins, Dan Swanson, Darren Bailey, Dave Severin, David McSweeney, Grant Wehrli, Illinois Taxpayer Freedom Caucus, Jim Durkin, Joe Sosnowski, John Cabello, Keith Wheeler, Norine Hammond, Patrick Windhorst, Randy Freese, Ryan Spain, Terri Bryant, Tim Butler, Tom Morrison, Tom Weber, Tony McCombie
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May 22, 2020 11:00 AM | 
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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 David E. Smith
The 2016 Illinois Republican Convention was held in Peoria this past weekend on Friday and Saturday. We are thrilled to report that leftists within the party failed to advance their agenda in the newly adopted 2016 Illinois GOP Platform.
If fact, Illinois Republicans strengthened the Right to Life plank in the platform and rejected an attempt to water down and distort the Marriage and Family plank!
THANK YOU to all of you who took time last week to contact the members of the platform committee and helped to spread the word of the attempt to subvert the Marriage and Family plank. … Continue Reading
Tags: Bob Grogan, Chris Cleveland, Dan McConchie, David Norck., Edward Ronkowski, Elisha French, families, Fred Floreth, Illinois GOP, Illinois Republican Platform, Karen Hayes, Kathy Valente, Laurie Bluedorn, Mark Shaw, non-traditional families, Pat Brady, Peter Breen, same-sex marriage, Sharee Langenstein, SSM, Stan Bond, Terri Bryant, Thomas More Society
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | May 23, 2016 1:03 PM | Comments Off on 2016 Illinois GOP Platform Report
