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Friday, July 31, 2020
Caulkins Calls on Madigan to Resign as House Speaker Following Allegations of Corruption

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) joined his House colleagues in calling for a vote to remove Mike Madigan as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.Two weeks ago ComEd agreed…


Monday, June 15, 2020
Caulkins Urges Governor Pritzker to Move Illinois to Phase 4 of Reopening

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) joined his House Republican colleagues to urge Governor Pritzker to move Illinois forward to Phase 4 of his Restore Illinois plan. A letter was sent…


Friday, June 5, 2020
Caulkins requests State to extend deadline for farmers to use essential pesticide

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is requesting the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) to extend the deadline allowed for farmers to use the pesticide ‘dicamba’ if permitted by federal court….


Thursday, May 28, 2020
Caulkins: Governor backed up on his ‘executive orders’ regarding churches

More Winning! Today, the governor backed up on his “executive orders” regarding churches. The comments he made today revolve around the word “Consider”. CONSIDER limiting attendance to 25% of building…


Saturday, May 23, 2020
Caulkins: House Approves Deficit Budget, Places Burden on Future Generations

The House of Representatives approved a $42.8 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2021 during an emergency session late Saturday evening. According to the latest estimates, the budget will result…


Friday, May 22, 2020
Caulkins: Child Care Providers Can Reopen May 29

Governor Pritzker announced that child care providers can reopen May 29th thanks to political pressure from child care advocates and State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), led by State Representative Margo…


Monday, May 18, 2020
Caulkins Statement on Governor Pritzker’s Emergency Rules to Put Business Owners in Jail

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) released the following statement after Governor Pritzker filed emergency rules through IDPH on Friday to place business owners in jail if they don’t follow his…


Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Caulkins Statement on Governor Pritzker’s Flawed Plan to Keep Illinois Closed

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) released the following statement after Governor Pritzker released his flawed plan to keep central Illinois closed: “At least we have the Governor admitting there needs…


Monday, April 27, 2020
Memo Concerning Governor Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Orders

Enclosed is the memo drafted by the Illinois Office of the State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor concerning Governor Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Orders. Click here to view its entirety.


Thursday, April 23, 2020
Caulkins Statement on Governor Pritzker’s Modified Executive Order

State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) released the following statement following Governor Pritzker’s new executive order effective May 1: “The governor’s modified executive order is a small step in the right…