Tag Archives: Mark Batinick
High Taxation Adds to Already Soaring Gas Prices
Gas stations across the country are filled with annoyed drivers who are incensed by the rising prices at the pump. In the last year, gas prices have risen by nearly 50 percent and are currently at the highest level since 2008. Several factors have caused the soaring prices of gasoline, but in Illinois, we can blame the left's proclivity toward excessive taxation.
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Tagged gas tax, HB 5723, Mark Batinick, sales tax
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Illinois Representatives Hope to Restrict Governor’s Unilateral Rule
In March of 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker issued a series of emergency orders. Executive Order 2020-04, issued on March 13, 2020, was the governor’s first time seizing emergency power. Under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, the governor can issue a state of emergency declaring a disaster within the state, giving himself 30 days of emergency power. The governor, in a state of emergency, has complete control over all state institutions and public health. Although the measure intends to streamline governmental response in times of disaster, Governor Pritzker exploited a loophole in the …
Posted in Illinois Politics
Tagged Avery Bourne, COVID–19, Dan Brady, Dan Ugaste, Elizabeth Hernandez, Greg Harris, Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Mark Batinick, Norine Hammond, Tom Demmer
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You Can File Witness Slips for Pro-Life Bills!
The following bills are scheduled to be heard in the Human Services Committee on March 9th. Please file witness slips for all of them. It only takes a few minutes for each slip and your name will be included among those who supported/opposed the bills.
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Adam Niemerg, Born Alive Infant Protection Act, HB 338, HB 683, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Mark Batinick, Partial Birth Abortion Ban, Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs, Repeal of Taxpayer Funding of Abortion, Reproductive Health Act, Transgender Birth Certificates, Ultrasound Opportunity Act, Witness Slips
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More Anti-Family Legislation Approved by State Lawmakers
The regular session of the Illinois General Assembly ended at midnight on May 31st. When that deadline passed, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) called for a Special Session of the Illinois House in order to finish what they started--namely the expansion of immorality, exploitation of citizens with new fees and taxes, and irresponsible spending of state government. They finished "business" on Sunday.
Posted in Illinois Politics
Tagged gasoline tax, Mark Batinick, Michael Madigan, SB 1939, SB 690, Special Session, U.S. Gambling Commission, vehicle registration fees, video slot machines
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