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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…


Monday, November 22, 2021
Legislative Update 11-22-21

Mautino Still Illinois’ Auditor General?!? This story encapsulates everything wrong with Illinois.  Nepotism, big money in campaigns, protected politicians, Madigan’s machine, ethic violations, a shallow media, meaningless laws, and zero…


Monday, November 15, 2021
Legislative Update 11-15-21

If Illinois Is Getting All This Federal Dough, Cut Us Some Slack On Taxes And Fees! Illinois is expected to receive $17 billion from the federal government as part of…


Monday, November 8, 2021
Legislative Update 11-8-21

Arbitrary VirusThis virus has skills. It can do math, keeps a calendar and discriminately decides which businesses it will target. Here is the latest update:• 84 Million Workers Face Jan…


Friday, November 5, 2021
Caulkins to file legislation to make it a felony to purchase software purchased on trade restriction list

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) announced he will file legislation that would make it a felony to purchase any software from a company, either directly or indirectly, that has been…


Thursday, October 28, 2021
Caulkins Opposes Changes to Health Care Right of Conscience Act