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Monday, January 9, 2017
First step for the new legislature next week: Electing leaders

From ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK The new class of state legislators will be sworn in next week and one of the first orders of business is who will lead each chamber….


Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Taxpayers Fiscal Charter

Davidsmeyer Offers a Fiscal Charter By Gary Scott A local state representative has offered what he calls a taxpayer’s fiscal charter to those frustrated by the lack of a state…


Monday, December 19, 2016
State Fair Survey

IL State Fair Initiates Survey to Improve Future Fairs Attendance at the Springfield, Illinois 2016 State Fair dropped by more than 13% on a year-to-year basis. While severe weather events…


Monday, December 12, 2016
Safe Winter Driving

  Illinois Department of Transportation Shares Winter Driving Tips  Be sure to keep in mind the need to drive defensively when driving near snowplowing machinery, likely spots for road ice…


Monday, December 5, 2016
Labor and Management Agree on Emergency Relief for Steel Mill Workers

Labor and management agree on unemployment insurance relief for steelworkers. Affected could be up to 2,000 workers at the Granite City Works. The mill complex makes hot-rolled sheet steel, which…


Friday, November 18, 2016
New Illinois license plate design unveiled

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced a program to retire the State’s current motor vehicle plate design for individual motor vehicles (such as cars and light trucks).  Designs for…


Thursday, June 16, 2016
Part of U.S. 67 near Jacksonville formally designated “Dick Rawlings Memorial Highway”

U.S. 67 near Jacksonville has been formally designated the Dick Rawlings Memorial Highway. The Illinois General Assembly and Illinois Department of Transportation officially named the highway after the Morgan County…


Thursday, May 26, 2016
Davidsmeyer sends letter to Governor and Union Leader

Rep. Davidsmeyer and other House Republicans sent a letter to Governor Bruce Rauner and Roberta Lynch, AFSCME’s Executive Director, requesting both sides to return to the table for thoughtful, good-faith…


Friday, May 20, 2016
Rep. Davidsmeyer Advances Memorial Resolution for Officer Fitzgerald

Yesterday, State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) advanced legislation that remembers fallen South Jacksonville Police Officer Francis Scot Fitzgerald. “House Joint Resolution 138 creates a lasting memorial for Officer Fitzgerald,” said…


Friday, May 13, 2016
Rep. Davidsmeyer’s Statement on Senate Bill 2038

State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) released the below statement on the passage of Senate Bill 2038 – emergency funding for social services. “Yesterday, we once again took a step to…