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The Illinois Senate will return for Veto Session beginning October 14, 2009.
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02/08/10
Springfield . . . The Illinois Supreme Court ruled this past week that capping jury awards for non-economic damages is unconstitutional. State Senator Kyle McCarter said the ruling jeopardizes access to quality health care in Illinois. “Obviously, I am disappointed the Court found the law unconstitutional,” said McCarter (R-Lebanon). “As a board member of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and the St. Clair County Board, I joined the battle to end the exodus of doctors back in 2004 but it looks like we must be ready to renew that fight.”
A bi-partisan coalition of lawmakers approved the Illinois Medical Malpractice Act in 2005. When the reform legislation was signed into law it was considered a major victory for doctors and the people of Illinois, many of whom were finding it increasingly difficult to access medical treatment, especi...
02/05/10
Springfield . . . State Senator Kyle McCarter said the Illinois Supreme Court ruling Thursday declaring the 2005 Medical Malpractice Reform Law unconstitutional jeopardizes access to quality health care in Illinois. “Obviously, I am disappointed the Court found the law unconstitutional,” said McCarter (R-Lebanon). “As a board member of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and the St. Clair County Board, I joined the battle to end the exodus of doctors back in 2004 but it looks like we must be ready to renew that fight.” According to media reports, the state’s high court ruled the law violated the “separation of powers” by interfering with a judge’s ability to determine verdicts by capping non-economic damages.
Writing the opinion for the minority, Justice Lloyd Karmeier wrote, “We have no business telling ...
02/01/10
Springfield . . . One year ago, history was made in Illinois when an Illinois Senate Tribunal voted on January 29 to make Gov. Rod Blagojevich the first Illinois governor to be impeached and removed from office. “I had high hopes for Governor Quinn. He had the opportunity to be the reform governor when he took over,” said State Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon). “Unfortunately, he’s proven to be in the same vein as the governor who was impeached a year ago.” Senator McCarter said although many hoped the former governor’s removal would make way for positive change in Illinois, the state continues to suffer due to the ongoing impact of Blagojevich’s poor choices, coupled with continued lack of leadership and fiscal mismanagement.
In fact, the state’s situation is as bad or worse as it was when Blagojevich left office. Illinois still boasts ma...
01/26/10
In recent weeks, as I listen to my colleagues, I’m amazed by the comments I hear in response to the state’s financial crisis. I hear things like; “This ship is going to sink,” or “I have no answers, no ideas, no advice.” Seriously, these are real quotes from legislators. Others have said we are going to “punt the ball again” or “kick the can down the road again.” If these statements have not made it very clear to you that the intentions of many legislators is to DO NOTHING, look at this quote from one Democrat Representative who actually said, “We are not going to do anything until after the election in November.” Getting Illinois’ financial house in order and putting people back to work must be the priority of every legislator in Springfield. We cannot afford to DO NOTHING. Why are our legislators saying this? Are they truly not smart enough to know what can be done to balance the budget? I believe that many of them are simply unwilling to make the tough decisions necessary, like cutting the programs that got them the votes at election time and have kept them in office for years. Politics clouds the minds of many legislators and makes them incapable of imple...
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