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State Rep. David McSweeney takes on Governor Bruce Rauner again: … Continue reading
Category Archives: David McSweeney
The legislation (Senate Bill 3256) requiring a 72-hour waiting period between the time when one buys a gun and when one is allowed to take it from the store has passed both the Senate and the House. Here is how … Continue reading
Looking at an email from the Better Government Association, I found an endorsement of State Rep. David McSweeney’s House Bill 4637, of fifteen bills the organization is supported. The email describes the bill like this: HB 4637: Allows the board … Continue reading
In a reverse twist on former McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Sandra Salgado’s push to consolidate townships, newly-elected Chairman Diane Evertsen has sent an email to some Precinct Committeemen calling for opposition to State Rep.David McSweeney’s bill to allow voters … Continue reading
Yesterday, the Northwest Herald article‘s headline and first sentence of a story by report Ed Komenda characterized State Rep. David McSweeny’s House Bill 4637 as having to do with consolidating townships. The bill, instead, is about allowing voters to abolish … Continue reading
The Illinois House has a rule which limits debate to two people on certain bills. It’s called “Short Debate.” Usually bills put on that agenda are non-controversial. The person speaking in favor of the measure is its sponsor. Then, the … Continue reading
It’s not nearby, but State government runs a Veterans Home in Quincy. Quincy is located on the Mississippi River in Adams County. The Home has big problems. People keep dying of Legionnaires Disease. The institution is a large employer in … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: House Approves McSweeney Legislation to Ensure Late Payment Interest is Included in the Budgeting Process Springfield, IL – The Illinois House overwhelmingly approved a measure State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) sponsored … Continue reading
With only 15.69 miles of township roads, the office of Burton Township Road Commissioner would be abolished at the end of the current commissioner’s term under House Bill 4637. The bill was sponsored in the Illinois House by Republican State … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeneyL McSweeney-Backed Bill to Ban Legislator Pay Increases Passes Springfield, IL – Yesterday, legislation Chief Co-Sponsored by State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) to eliminate Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for members of … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: House Passes McSweeney’s Township Consolidation Bill Springfield, IL – Yesterday the Illinois House overwhelmingly approved State Rep. David McSweeney’s (R-Barrington Hills) measure to allow voters in McHenry County new pathways to eliminate … Continue reading
A press release from the Illinois General Assembly: House Approves Rep. McSweeney Bill Requiring Taxing Bodies to Make Public Severance Agreements Resulting from Sexual Harassment Cases Cary, IL – State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) has advanced legislation amending the … Continue reading
A press release from the Illinois General Assembly: IL House Approves Rep. McSweeney Bill Banning State Funds from Being Used to Silence Sexual Harassment Claims Against Legislators Springfield, IL – The Illinois House yesterday unanimously approved a measure sponsored by … Continue reading
A press release from the Illinois General Assembly: Rep. McSweeney backed legislation enabling voters to eliminate townships in McHenry County advances Springfield, IL – The Illinois House Government Consolidation and Modernization Committee yesterday unanimously advanced State Rep. David McSweeney-backed legislation to make it … Continue reading
Rep. McSweeney Introduces Legislation Aimed at Preventing Gun Violence A press release from the Illinois General Assembly: Cary, IL – State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) has introduced legislation to give law enforcement a legal mechanism to proactively pursue people … Continue reading
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER — Illinois comptroller wants to stop governors’ payroll “off-shoring” – Doug Finke http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180308/illinois-comptroller-wants-to-stop-governors-payroll-off-shoring When I saw this article in the State Joural-Register, it brought me back to the time Dan Walker was in office in the … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney Advances Legislation Banning State Funds from Being Used to Silence Sexual Harassment Claims Against Legislators Springfield, IL – The Illinois House Executive Committee approved a measure State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington … Continue reading
From State Rep. David McSweeney’s Twitter feed: Failed Governor Bruce Rauner, the Worst Republican Governor in America, thinks that he’s going a great job. “Asked in a recent interview if, in hindsight, he would do anything differently in his first … Continue reading
When Stae Rep. David McSweeney heard Governor Bruce Rauner say that he favored House Speaker Mike Madigan’s idea to shift the cost of teacher pensions from state government to local school Districts he introduced a resolution in opposition. Resolutions don’t … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney took up the fight to prevent the enactment of the shift of burden for teacher pensions from state taxpayers to local real estate tax payers. He has introduced House Resolution 27, which “States the opinion of … Continue reading