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House Downstate Democrats work for the good people of Illinois

Skoog hosts meet and greet

State Rep. Andy Skoog hosted this meet and greet reception to talk with constituents about important issues: http://www.putnamcountyrecord.com/2016/02/05/meet-and-greet-planned/arlyrqp/

Letter: Mike Mathis is dependable, trustworthy

http://ift.tt/2dRTlaW I am a retired State of Illinois retiree and I have gotten to know Mike Mathis. Mike has proven himself to be a dependable and trustworthy leader. He has spent a lot of time in service, including being a Vietnam War veteran. He has been a coal miner, a former mayor in Gillespie and a Macoupin County Circuit Clerk. He has worked with all kinds of people and sincerely wants to make a difference in the lives of the 95th district. As mayor, he learned to work with many […]

Letter: Mike Mathis is dependable, trustworthy

http://ift.tt/2dRTlaW I am a retired State of Illinois retiree and I have gotten to know Mike Mathis. Mike has proven himself to be a dependable and trustworthy leader. He has spent a lot of time in service, including being a Vietnam War veteran. He has been a coal miner, a former mayor in Gillespie and a Macoupin County Circuit Clerk. He has worked with all kinds of people and sincerely wants to make a difference in the lives of the 95th district. As mayor, he learned to work with many […]

Moeller supports local superintendent

State Rep. Anna Moeller supported a local school superintendent with this law change: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-u46-superintendent-new-law-st-0825-20160824-story.html

Manley hosts woman’s fair

State Rep. Natalie Manley brought a woman’s fair to the local YMCA in Plainfield: http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2016/07/29/bertino-tarrant-manley-to-hold-womens-fair/aqjehcw/

Skoog brands himself as state’s ‘most conservative Democrat’

Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, asked the Democratic leadership from the House floor to stay in session until they passed a budget, a moment caught on … Read more: http://ift.tt/2fajbbg

Opinion: Illinois needs fairer pretrial system

The premise that a person is innocent until proven guilty is being inverted across America. On any given day, nearly half a million legally innocent people languish in U.S jails for the simple reason that they are too poor to pay bail for their release. Read more: http://ift.tt/2eShHxx

Kifowit advocates for voter law

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit has thrown her support behind legislation to create automatic voter registration in Illinois: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-kifowit-supports-measure-to-bring-automatic-v-2016-03-15-story.html

Ammons promoting bail-reform effort

Illinois will be the second state in the country to join an initiative designed to prevent nonviolent arrestees from being detained just because they can’t afford bail.

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