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Friday, November 22, 2024
Halbrook: Montgomery County Landowners Need Swift, Local Property Tax Solutions

The recent 1500% increase in wooded acreage assessments for some Montgomery County landowners is unacceptable and represents a deeply concerning attack on property rights, State Representative Brad Halbrook stressed today….


Friday, November 15, 2024
Rep. Halbrook: More Taxes may be on the Way

Hold on to your wallets! Rep. Halbrook today said increased spending, budget deficits, and the recent passage of a so-called “millionaires’ tax” likely add up to additional tax increases coming…


Thursday, August 22, 2024
Rep. Halbrook Discusses Crucial Issues with Brookstone Estates Residents

Rep. Halbrook this week visited and talked with the residents of Brookstone Estates in Effingham.  Topics discussed included the state budget and taxes and how they’re impacting central Illinois, illegal…


Friday, May 17, 2024
Stand Up for Women

Rep. Halbrook and several of his House Republican colleagues stood up for women at the Capitol today, pledging support for legislation protecting women’s sports and personal spaces. House Bill 5830,…


Thursday, May 2, 2024
Rep. Halbrook: Democrat Election Bill is Politics on Steroids

Wednesday evening, the majority party in the Illinois House pushed through last-minute election legislation that further shifts the process in favor of ruling Democrats.  Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) issued the…


Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Sanctuary State Policies Put Migrants First

Governor Pritzker today unveiled a $52.7 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025-the largest budget in state history. The budget proposal again promises hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to…


Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Rep. Halbrook: Illinoisans Deserve a Say in Solving the Illegal Migrant Crisis

Rep Halbrook today took to the House floor to ask the Speaker to take action on his request for public hearings on the illegal migrant crisis. Watch below!


Monday, October 9, 2023
Pray for Israel

We stand in solidarity with Israel and extend our deepest condolences for all the innocent lives lost in the heinous acts of violence carried out by Hamas terrorists. Pray for…


Wednesday, October 4, 2023
The Governor “Owns” Failures at DCFS

Embattled Illinois DCFS director Marc Smith announces resignation – Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com) The Governor owns the failures of this agency. It took him days to respond to a scathing audit…


Monday, October 2, 2023
Halbrook Commends First Responders Working Fatal Anhydrous Ammonia Accident, Pledges Cleanup and Safety Support

State Representative Brad Halbrook today thanked all first responders who have been helping on the scene of an accident on US 40 near Teutopolis involving an overturned tanker leaking anhydrous…