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The bill allows asylum seekers and people from countries with documented human-rights abuses to qualify, an expansion he calls a “backdoor” increase in taxpayer-funded coverage as border encounters rise and many asylum claims are denied. #medicaid #health

Revenue generated from motor fuel taxes is primarily dedicated to funding transportation-related infrastructure, but Ravi Mishra, policy analyst with the Illinois Policy Institute, said Illinoisans are not getting their money’s worth. #gas

Illinois frequently gets mentioned as one of the most corrupt states in the country, including by the organization Best Diplomats, which ranked Illinois third worst in the country.  #ethics

Tracy’s letter indicated he would resign upon the election of a successor, “preferably no later than” July 19 – the day after the RNC is scheduled to conclude. #gop

An Educated Black Republican Leader in Chicago #JimmyLeeTillman

State Rep. Norine Hammond, R-Macomb, said the governor’s track record on managing programs causes concern. #BIGgrant

Myles Nelson lives in Collinsville and is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. #mylesnelson #gop

Since each budget allocates money collected over a future 12-month period, lawmakers generally base their spending proposals on economic estimates provided by the state’s two main forecasting agencies. #illinois #budget

Some Republican lawmakers have been critical of the governor's use of disaster proclamations, calling it executive overreach. #illinois

We need to be united as a party against tax increases and we need to be the party of fiscal responsibility. #ILhouse #jimdurkin