SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.

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A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.

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Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.  
The House inauguration ceremony, conducted in an auditorium on the University of Illinois Springfield campus, was at times boisterous, featuring speeches that were more politically divisive and…

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Rep. Steve Reick agreed that cooperation and compromise are needed to solve the state’s problems. But he also criticized “people on both ends of the political spectrum” for pushing “ideas on which there is nothing resembling a social consensus. ... What results are laws that offend the heart-felt beliefs of people whose voices are not being heard and toothless resolutions that call for us to separate this state from a world class city that’s bei…

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Rep. Norine Hammond, R-Macomb, embraces House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By PETER HANCOCK,  BEN SZALINSKI  & BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.  The House inauguration ceremony, conducted in an auditoriu…

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Ben Szalinski A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.
The House inauguration ceremony, conducted in an auditorium on the University of Illinois Springfield campus, was at times boisterous, featuring speeches that were more politically divisive and sometimes led to jeering.
House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who w…

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SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) and Rep. Kyle Moore (R-Quincy) took their oaths of office Wednesday as the 104th General Assembly is underway. Tracy has served in the Senate since Jan. 11, 2015, and previously served as a member of the Illinois House from July 2006 to 2014.“Illinois faces significant challenges, but I remain committed to moving our state forward,” Tracy said. “My top priorities are reduced spending, more efficient use of…

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Illinois Newsroom - A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.  The post New General Assembly sworn in as House, Senate take different tones  appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

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