Category: State of Illinois
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Jones serves as honoray page at State Capitol
On April 10th, State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) Mahomet student Kadyn Jones to serve as an honorary page for the day at the Capitol in Springfield. Read more
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Case performs opening prayer at Illinois Senate
On March 28th, State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) welcomed Mahomet Pastor Mike Case to the Illinois Senate to perform the opening prayer. Read more
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Illinois Raises Age Requirement To Buy Tobacco Products
Illinois has joined Arkansas, California, Illinois, New Jersey,Massachusetts, Oregon, Hawaii, Maine, Utah, Washington and Virginia in raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB0345 bill (“Tobacco 21”), which restricts the sale of both tobacco and vaping products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes and vapes to persons… Read more
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Commentary: Raising the minimum wage will hurt small business
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com There are good ideas. There are bad ideas. There are also ideas that masquerade as good, but upon closer scrutiny aren’t as beneficial as they may initially seem. I place the idea of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the latter category. This may seem insensitive to… Read more
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Rose sworn in during the Illinois Senate Inauguration
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) was sworn into office Jan. 9 at the Statehouse during the Illinois Senate Inauguration. Read more
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250 New Illinois Laws for 2019
More than 250 new laws came into effect in Illinois on January 1, 2019. The following are a few that may impact life locally. Read more
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Mahomet Aquifer Task Force concludes its work, issues recommendations
Springfield, IL – The Mahomet Aquifer Task Force released its final report to the Illinois General Assembly and Governor this week, outlining a plan to address the ongoing issue of maintaining clean drinking water from the Mahomet Aquifer. The report identifies potential and current contamination threats to the water quality, suggests what actions should be… Read more
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Rose passes legislation that gives first ever independent enforcement power to IDNR to deal with natural gas companies who pollute water supplies
Springfield, IL – The protection of the local water supply will be strengthened under legislation sponsored by State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) and passed by the Senate Nov. 28. Senate Bill 3549 will give, for the first time, full jurisdictional authority to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to regulate natural gas pipelines and… Read more
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2013 New Illinois laws may affect your lifestyle
While Illinois pension reform and the Illinois Gay Marriage Bill will not go into effect until June, there are 200 Illinois laws which took effect on Jan. 1. Concealed Carry Law Illinois residents and non-residents who meet specified qualifications can now apply for a five-year license to carry a concealed firearm in Illinois. The Illinois… Read more