Illinois State Representative Dan Ugaste
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Recent News About Illinois State Representative Dan Ugaste
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Ugaste condemns House Democrats' failure to demand embattled speaker resign: The silence speaks volumes
State Rep. Dan Ugaste hopes the way Democrats have dragged their feet on ethics reform sends a message to voters this year.
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Ugaste, chorus of Republican colleagues declare 'the time has come for Speaker Madigan to go'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste is one of a growing number of Republican lawmakers calling for a complete overhaul of Springfield, starting with the ouster of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan.
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Ugaste laments governor's mandates in COVID-19 fight: We needed to work together
Veteran Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste has long found Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to be misguided.
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Ugaste is troubled by Pritzker's determination 'in finding new ways to collect and spend' Illinois residents' money
State Rep. Dan Ugaste is troubled by every aspect of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax proposal.
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Ugaste argues minimum wage hike 'is only going to create more problems for everyone'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste wonders who Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinks he’s helping by pressing forward with a minimum wage increase at a time when many small businesses across the state are already struggling to keep their doors open.
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State Rep. Ugaste says clout list hires show governor 'is not independent of Madigan'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste insists he’s not surprised to learn of how hand-in-hand Gov. J.B. Pritzker and House Speaker Mike Madigan have worked over the governor’s first 18 months in office, even as he argues it runs counter to everything Pritzker has publicly proclaimed.
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State Rep. Ugaste predicts Democrats' efforts to defund the police 'would result in chaos'
While acknowledging criminal justice reform is needed, veteran state Rep. Dan Ugaste argues defunding police departments is not the answer.
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GOP state Rep. Ugaste supports legislature's return to address criminal justice reform and other issues
State Rep. Dan Ugaste is urging Illinois leaders to convene a special session of the legislature to deal with the state’s growing problems, including the issue of criminal and social justice reform.
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State Rep. Ugaste says Democrats' plan to provide Medicaid to undocumented immigrants is bad policy
State Rep. Dan Ugaste has a laundry list of reasons for why he thinks Democrats are now moving to make Illinois the first to provide Medicaid to undocumented immigrants is bad policy.
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GOP state Rep. Ugaste says Democrats refused to work across party lines on $42 billion budget
State Rep. Dan Ugaste thinks of the state’s new $42 billion budget and can’t help wondering what may have been.
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Ugaste says governor has created impossible situation with his COVID-19 shutdown
Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste has a clear agenda he hopes will mark his return to Springfield.
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State Rep. Ugaste says governor's economic plan lacks urgency that situation demands
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) wishes he and other Illinois lawmakers had more of a voice in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan for reopening the state economy.
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Pritzker's 'one-size-fits-all approach' to COVID-19 policies not in state's best interest, Rep. Ugaste says
Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is demanding a review of the state’s Disaster Proclamation in light of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent plan to extend the stay-at-home order through the end of May to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rep. Ugaste pushes for support for Illinois' small businesses
Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is eagerly awaiting data from a survey of residents in his 65th District that seeks to determine whether they believe the time has come for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to restart the state's economy.
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Ugaste says improvement in unemployment office required to help residents
In light of the rising number of complaints he and other lawmakers are receiving from constituents about a floundering system, Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to quickly make needed improvements to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) in the face of ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Rep. Ugaste says taxes are too high, Illinoisians want property tax relief now
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) wants immediate property tax relief for his constituents, saying at a March 3 press conference that Illinois taxes are too high.
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Ugaste finds hope in SIU study showing Illinois voters want to cap public pensions
A new Southern Illinois University study that concludes more than half of all Illinois residents now stand in favor of a constitutional amendment designed to cap out-of-control public pensions gives state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) a glimmer of hope.
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Ugaste wants feds to establish guidelines for release of felons here illegally
Veteran state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) fails to see the logic in Gov. J.B. Pritzker moving to enact a policy that allows violent felons facing deportation to be released into communities instead of turned over to ICE officials.
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Ugaste hopes his 6 property tax proposals bring relief to local homeowners
A freshmen Illinois state lawmaker is on a mission to uplift homeowners across the state.
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Illinois voters list corruption as a top priority, new poll finds
Illinois state Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) does not seem too surprised to learn that voters may have finally had enough of Springfield’s nonsense.