Democrat gun ban faces federal appellate court The controversial law, which many (including me) believe violates the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners, is facing a panel of Seventh Circuit appellate…

Lawmakers look to lift the ban on nuclear energy permits Illinois lawmakers worked to lift the 36-year-old ban on new nuclear energy construction permits this spring, with Senate Bill 76 receiving bipartisan support (I…

Attorneys presented oral arguments in the Sangamon County court battle over the constitutionality of FOID cards in Illinois. Rep. Tipsword introduced legislation this spring to eliminate FOID cards in Illinois….

Governor Pritzker will sign the budget today. More than 500 other new bills will hit the Governor’s desk over the summer. Here’s a look of some of the measures that passed the Illinois General…

Throughout the month of June Rep. Tipsword will be traveling the 105th district to meet with constituents and hear their opinions and concerns. On Thursday, June 1, Rep. Tipsword held…

More Spending, More Budget “Losers” In the early morning hours today we got our first look at the Democrats’ Fiscal Year 2024 “Budget Agreement” that was announced with much fanfare…

On the final scheduled day of the legislative session, with no budget plan introduced by the majority party, overtime is now inevitable. Rep. Tipsword stressed that legislators are frustrated, but…

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block Illinois Democrats’ gun ban while legal challenges continue. U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois and Naperville gun bans | Illinois |…

4 Days and Counting We have four scheduled session days left in our spring session and, you guessed it, still no budget draft from the majority party. House Republicans have not been…

We have four scheduled session days left before the House adjourns for the summer and a number of important issues that have yet to be addressed, including the ethics reform our…