Illinois State Senate
Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Barickman says his constituents are 'frustrated they have no choices at the ballot box'
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) recently took to the chamber floor to make sure all his colleagues were well aware of what they are voting for with map redistricting.
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Barickman votes no on schools bill: 'Concerns were not addressed by the committee'
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) says he has his reasons for opposing recently passed Senate Bill 815 that makes changes to the Illinois School Student Records Act.
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Barickman: Pritzker 'broke his promise and abandoned the people of Illinois'
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) says Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined a dubious list of local politicians who have gone back on their word.
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Barickman: 'Let’s stop with the games and politics'
Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) called out lawmakers to stop playing politics, as he commented on Senate President Don Harmon’s (D-Oak Park) bill, SB 2800.
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Barickman: 'What we've seen thus far has been anti-democratic and anti-American'
Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) questioned the Democrats' process in creating their recently released legislative maps, which he dubbed anti-democratic.
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Barickman criticizes Pritzker's broken campaign promise: 'The people of Illinois don't trust you'
Republican lawmakers are frustrated that Gov. J.B. Pritzker went back on his campaign promise to veto a partisan map this year.
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Barickman discusses constitutional deadline with redistricting hearing witness
Minority Spokesman for the Senate Committee on Redistricting Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) discussed with a witness her point of view on the constitutional deadline.
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Joyce's proposes tackles 'teacher shortage in Illinois' with retirees
Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) presented a proposal to increase the number of working hours for retired educators to aid the shortage of teachers across the state.
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Barickman: 'There is an opportunity for the governor to uphold the promise he made to voters'
Republican state Sen. Jason Barickman is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to be the man he said he would be on fair maps when he was campaigning.
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Barickman: Emergency housing assistance bill does not prioritize 'renters who have been impacted by COVID'
As House Bill 2877, the COVID-19 Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program Act, is headed to Gov. Pritzker's desk, many Republicans, including Sen. Jason Barickman, expressed objections that it won't really benefit the right people needing help.
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Pritzker-appointee testifies as resident, public health professional
Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) questioned a Pritzker-appointee witness who expressed a desire to keep districts the same.
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Redistricting hearing witness Austin: 'I do not want to change the boundaries'
Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) was confused when a witness admitted to opposing redistricting.
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Barickman: 'I stand in opposition' to Labor Relations bill
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) justified his opposition to the recently passed Senate Bill 525 authored by Sen. Omar Aquino (D-Chicago) amending the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
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Barickman on Administrative Professionals Day: 'Thanks for all you do'
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) joined other senators in thanking their support staff on Administrative Professionals Day this week.
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Joyce on Renewable Fuel Standards Act: 'The demand for biodiesel is growing quickly'
A bill pitched in February that created the Illinois Renewable Fuel Standards Act has advanced through the Senate.
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Barickman: Pritzker said he 'would veto a map made by legislators'
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) argues Senate Bill 1325 is all about giving voters what they insist they want most.
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Joyce sponsors 'legislation to bring natural gas pipeline to Pembroke'
Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Kankakee) is supporting legislation to bring a natural gas pipeline to the Pembroke Township area that would create jobs and enable residents to heat their homes more cleanly and efficiently.
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Barickman named ranking member on Illinois Senate Executive committee
Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) has been installed as a ranking member to the powerful Illinois Senate Executive committee.
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Barrickman: Pritzker likes chastising Republicans' ideas
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) said Republicans are willing to sit down with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to discuss and negotiate the budget plan.
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Barickman: Pritzker's budget proposal is reckless
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is aware that Illinois is in a tough spot financially, and recognizes that some of this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but “some of it is due to the severely unbalanced budget that the governor has put forward last year that we are living through.”