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Friday, February 18, 2022
Rep. Caulkins Files Bill to Eliminate House Mask Mandate

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Caulkins Statement on General Assembly Breaking State Law to Appoint Legislative Watchdog

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) issued a statement following the Illinois General Assembly’s decision to break state law by skipping the vetting process to hire a Legislative Inspector General: “Today…


Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Rep. Caulkins Announces Blood Drive Challenge

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is hosting an upcoming blood drive challenge in partnership with ImpactLife. The blood drive will be held on select dates and times beginning on Wednesday,…


Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Rep. Dan Caulkins Responds to Pritzker SOTS/Budget Address

This afternoon, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State Address from the Illinois Capitol. State Representative Dan Caulkins issued the following statement in response: “It is…


Friday, January 28, 2022
Legislative Update 1-28-22

This newsletter is provided to give you a look around the state and here locally about policy issues that affect all Illinoisans.  Illinois has the 5th highest economic output in the…


Friday, January 7, 2022
Legislative Update 1-7-22

DAY 3 – No School, And We All Pay for It! You Know Something Is Terribly Wrong When Even Lori Lightfoot Is Making Sense Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts teachers union over…


Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Christmas Legislative Update 12-22-21

At ChristmasBy Edgar Guest A man is at his finest     towards the finish of the year;He is almost what he should be     when the Christmas season is here;Then…


Monday, December 20, 2021
Legislative Update 12-20-21

Rep Dan Caulkins Statement on Pritzker’s Emergency Declaration I will continue to work with state and local officials to ensure that – once federal resources are brought to table –…


Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Caulkins Statement on Pritzker’s Emergency Declaration

Today, Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) released the following statement regarding Governor JB Pritzker’s declaration of a state of emergency in Edwardsville and the surrounding counties due to tornado damage. A…


Monday, December 6, 2021
Legislative Update 12-6-21

Test Scores Decline During Pandemic On Thursday the Illinois State Board of Education released new test results from the 2021 student assessments. Unsurprisingly, declines were registered across the state with…