Illinois State Senate
Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Stoller: 'We were given all of the money we needed to solve this problem... but we didn't do it'
Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) says a plan by Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration to use federal COVID funds to only partially pay down the unemployment insurance trust fund debt will bring higher taxes.
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Anderson on SAFE-T Act: 'We have not had a seat at the table when it comes to a lot of these pieces of legislation'
Sen. Neil Anderson said he supports appealing the Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act as he claims it’ll impact many areas of the criminal justice system.
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Stoller: 'We had all the money we needed to solve this problem, we didn't do it'
Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) voiced his concerns about Illinois’ unemployment insurance debt during a recent press conference.
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Anderson's bill to classify emergency dispatchers as first responders 'is a common sense proposal'
Legislation that would classify emergency dispatchers as first responders was moving its way through the state Senate committee chain as the latest legislative session ended.
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Stoller on Pritzker's budget: 'The revenue windfall is temporary'
Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) is unimpressed with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget plan.
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Anderson: 'The majority party in charge is crippling our workers and families'
State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) argues a new Kiplinger report calling attention to the state’s rising tax rates tells you everything you need to know about the negative effect Democrats have had on the state’s direction.
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Anderson announces intention to run for re-election
This week, state Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) announced that he would seek re-election to a third term in 2022.
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Anderson: 'I’m tired of hearing that we need to be mindful of the criminal'
State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) is pushing to change the priorities in the way Springfield deals with the state’s rising crime rate.
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Stoller: 'The Governor effectively ignored the will of the people'
State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) is reminding voters that despite promising not to sign partisan-drawn legislative maps, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed partisan-drawn maps twice.
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Stoller 'beyond excited' to open new district office in Geneseo
State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) opened a new office in Geneseo, which he hopes will better serve his constituents in one of Illinois’ largest geographic Senate districts.
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Stoller: 'It’s time for the governor to step in and keep his promise' to veto partisan-drawn maps
State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) is still hoping pressure from voters will lead to the latest legislative maps passed by Democrats going nowhere.
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Stoller calls new law 'sweet victory' for child-run lemonade stands in Illinois
Young entrepreneurs in Illinois who are under the age of 16 will be able to operate lemonade stands without a permit or license thanks to a new law that was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) back on July 9.
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Anderson not keen on FOID overhaul: 'The problem still remains that it is not fixing the root problem'
The Illinois General Assembly is mulling over two pieces of legislation relating to Firearm Owners Identification cards, applications for which have experienced a recent boost and one at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago.
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HIV transmission decriminalization and sex education bill passed the Senate Executive Committee
Legislation for sex education in Illinois and the decriminalization of HIV transmission recently passed the Senate Executive Committee with bipartisan support.
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Anderson on Administrative Professionals Day: 'You all make my job a lot easier'
Administrative Professionals Day was last week and state Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Rock Island) joined his Senate GOP colleagues in thanking his support staff.
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Anderson to serve on 9-1-1 advisory board: 'Public safety is extremely important to me'
State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) was appointed to the Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board. The board is responsible for optimizing the state's 9-1-1 emergency system.
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Stoller turns down pension: 'I do not want to be part of the problem'
Sen. Win Stoller (R-Germantown Hills) opted to turn down his state pension, citing the state's pension budget crisis.
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Anderson says 'reforms that allow residents to thrive' will help slow Illinois' population decline
Illinois state Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) sees just one path forward for the long-troubled and dwindling state.
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Anderson on restrictions: Gone on for far too long
Sen. Neil Anderson has been contemplating the effects of restrictions limiting the activities of the community.
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Anderson says Pritzker's restrictions are cheating athletes out of opportunities
State Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Rock Island) says Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions are cheating high school athletes of opportunities.