Senate Week in Review: May 13 – 17, 2013
Though many in the Illinois Statehouse believed the Illinois Senate would consider a highly-anticipated concealed carry measure on May 17, State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) reported lawmakers did not take up the Right-to-Carry measure. However, the Senate debated another contentious bill that would legalize the growth, distribution and sale of medical marijuana in Illinois.
Additionally, Sen. Righter noted that earlier in the week the Illinois Senate approved a measure that will allow for greater scrutiny of state education dollars, while an audit of the state’s Road Fund was released that confirmed troubling reports that state road fund dollars are not being used for road infrastructure construction or maintenance.
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Senate Week in Review: May 6 – 10, 2013
The Senate bypassed scrutiny of a public employee pension reform proposal that passed the House last week, instead State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) said that on May 9 the Senate considered a reform measure pushed by the Senate President.
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Righter meets with students in Springfield at Tech 2013 program
On May 7 Senator Righter welcomed the opportunity to meet with students from Crossville Attendance Center and Washington Elementary School at the Tech 2013 program in the State Capitol. Now in its 22nd year, TECH 2013 is an annual, not-for-profit initiative that was established to raise awareness of the critical role technology plays in Illinois classrooms. View the pictures...
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Senate Week in Review: April 29 - May 3, 2013
Gambling expansion in the Senate and pension reform in the House were the headliners as the final month of the 2013 regular legislative session got underway during the first week of May, Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) said.
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Two Minute Drill update on education funding and Medicaid reform
Click "Read More" for an update on one of the most critical components of the state's 2012 bipartisan Medicaid reform package: income eligibility verification efforts. Also in Senator Righter's "Two Minute Drill" video, the Senator explains more about his legislation to bring transparency to the state's education funding system.
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