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McCombie Attends Rock Island County Lincoln Day Dinner
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rock-island-republicans-talk-local-concerns-and-ideas/1962153262…
Representative McCombie and Swanson host Graduated Income Tax Town Hall
Representative McCombie and Swanson hosted a town hall in Kewanee on April 17th. This meeting was to educate and answer questions about many important legislative issues. The main discussion was directed to informing and answering questions regarding the proposal to change the Illinois Constitution to allow for a Graduated Income Tax. Read More Here: https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190418/gop-reps-voice-opposition-to-graduated-tax…
McCombie Honors Two District 71 Women
Representative McCombie welcomed Beth Fiorini of Whiteside County Public Health Department and Ann McCarrell of Ann’s Helping Hand in Port Byron to Springfield this week. They were honored and celebrated at brunch with other women leaders from across the state. Read more here:https://www.clintonherald.com/news/local_news/fiorini-mccarrell-honored-by-illinois-legislators/article_8cba8d70-d39c-5783-ac1b-9f9f1d3a8cc3.html…
McCombie’s Bill to Protect Illinois Workers Passes House
Representative McCombie’s HB1482 that would protect workers from Department of Children and Family Services and Department of Aging passed out of the Illinois House. Read more here: https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mccombie-s-bill-to-protect-dcfs-workers-passes-illinois-house/article_7cad56b1-7609-5cf8-ae19-efc4cbb9b6e9.html More here: https://newschannel20.com/news/local/bill-to-increase-penalties-for-attacking-dcfs-employees-could-affect-foster-kids…
Representative McCombie discusses Spring Session on “4 The Record”
Watch entire interview here: https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/illinois-voters-to-ultimately-decide-pritzker-tax-plan/1908821250 https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/mccombie-halpin-focused-on-veterans-and-safety-of-illinois-state-workers/1908796178…
Whiteside County Lincoln Day Dinner Update from Springfield
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/03/31/republicans-paint-bleak-picture-of-springfield-politics/abbnoyt/…
Representative McCombie Working to Protect Illinois Workers
Representative McCombie’s HB1482 that would protect the workers for Department of Children and Family Services and Department of Aging has passed out of the Judicial-Criminal Committee. This bill is a closure of a loophole that was discovered after Pam Knight lost her live after being attacked at a home visit for a DCFS case. Read……
Representative McCombie and Representative Brady join Capitol Connection to discuss Spring Session
https://www.wcia.com/capitol-connection/house-republicans-dig-in-against-pritzker-s-progressive-income-tax-plan/1864766311…
McCombie Supports HB 3462 Hunting Safety Education
SPRINGFIELD- I appreciate that it’s not a mandate, but with Moms Demand Action at the capitol, this shouldn’t just be a downstate issue, and the safety piece of the class is extremely important. I think it could be utilized as a way for folks who do not actively hunt or shoot trap to learn about……
Representative McCombie’s Response to Pritzker’s Tax Proposal
“Sales taxes and property taxes are proven to be regressive compared to our income tax structure, so why are we not willing look at how we tax goods, services and our properties? The Governor should be looking at our overall tax burden (sales, income, use, property, etc.) and make changes that will bring growth and……