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Update from Senator Bennett: April 22

Senate Republicans Highlight Major Issues with Likely-Unconstitutional University Funding Plan   Members of the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus are calling attention to serious issues with

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Update from Senator Bennett: April 12

Opposition Voiced Against Wetland Overregulation Ignoring concerns from Illinois’ agriculture community, environmental activists are pushing legislation that would grant the state sweeping authority over private

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Update from Senator Bennett: April 8

Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Reform Prisoner Review Board In response to a controversial decision made by Governor JB Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB) to release

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Update from Senator Bennett: April 1

Prisoner Review Board Decision Leads to Tragedy Two members of Governor JB Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB) have resigned after a man released by the

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Week in Review: March 25

New Legislation Aimed at Helping Struggling Families New financial help could soon be available for parents thanks to legislation Senator Bennett is co-sponsoring designed to

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Update from Senator Bennett: March 11

Senate Republicans Push for Transparency on Noncitizen Spending Governor JB Pritzker’s non-citizen welfare policies have exhausted state resources and helped create the largest migrant crisis

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Update From Senator Bennett: March 4

Report says Illinois is One of the Top Destinations for Migrants A recent Bloomberg News report points to the massive influx of migrants who are

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Update From Senator Bennett: Feb. 23

Governor Proposes $1 Billion in Tax Increases to Cover Expenses for His Migrant Crisis On Wednesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker delivered his annual combined Budget

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Sen. Tom Bennett statement on budget address

SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) released the following statement regarding Governor JB Pritzker’s budget address: “Once again, the Governor proposed a state budget

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