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Mayor/State Rep Jones Misappropriates Clerk Figgs Signature and Usurps her Authority  (Calumet City, IL) - Today, one day after Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs was forced to file a lawsuit against Calumet City Mayor and State Representative Thaddeus Jones

Bennett: 'I ask Gov. Pritzker to help our small businesses now' (Springfield, IL) - Veteran state Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Watseka) is pushing the governor to help small businesses that are still struggling across the state.

Bennett: 'State government must do better' to protect vets' health (Springfield, IL) - Veteran state Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Pontiac) says the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home that left 36 individuals dead and more than 200 sick seems all too common.

Barickman: Emergency housing assistance bill does not prioritize 'renters who have been impacted by COVID' - As House Bill 2877, the COVID-19 Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program Act, is headed to Gov. Pritzker's desk, many Republicans, including Sen. Jason Barickman, expressed objections that it won't really benefit the right people needing help.

Speaker Welch Announces New Appointment to House Democratic Leadership Team (Springfield, IL) – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch today announced Representative Frances Ann Hurley as the new whip of the Democratic Moderate Caucus (Mod Caucus), a relatively new caucus of like-minded members who advocate for a balanced, steady approach to lawmaking.

Guest: Former State Rep. Robert Terzich - The George Brassea Podcast is brought to you by Brassea Global Strategies LLC, a leading political consulting, public policy, government affairs and research firm.

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Bennett says redistricting system puts 'too much power in too few hands' (Springfield, IL) - State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Ford) is challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to act on what he’s said when it comes to map redistricting.