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Please join Senator McCarter at his Carlyle Golf Outing
September 9, 2010 at the Governors Run Golf Course
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09/01/10
Highland . . . The St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association (RCGA) recently honored State Senator Kyle McCarter with the Lewis and Clark Statesman Award for his legislative efforts on behalf of economic development.
RCGA Senior Vice President Chip Casteel said, “While Senator McCarter is relatively new to the Southwestern Illinois delegation, he has certainly not wasted any time in advocating for policies that will benefit the region.” Sen. McCarter said the award is a great honor because of what it represents to him on a personal level. “When I was appointed to succeed Senator Frank Watson last year, I knew I would have big shoes to fill,” said McCarter. “Sen. Watson left a great legacy of leadership. He won this award the past three years in a row and I couldn’t be more honored to be recognized by the RCGA and to know that I am truly fo...
08/27/10
Springfield . . . The second of two planned legislative forums investigating the Illinois Department of Corrections’ (DOC) decision to release hundreds of inmates before their sentences were up was held Wednesday in Chicago.
Lawmakers heard from DuPage County State’s Attorney Joe Birkett, as well as advocates and family members of victims and prison reform groups, on Aug. 25, at the second meeting of the Illinois Joint Investigatory Panel on Early Release. State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) said Birkett cautioned lawmakers to make public safety the top priority when considering any prisoner early-release program. Any inmate who is released early without having clearly demonstrated a clear commitment to rehabilitation is a “high-risk” release, Birkett warned. The Panel is examining controversial early-re...
08/26/10
Springfield . . . Two new laws on the books could help ease the burden that is sometimes created by government regulation, according to State Senator Kyle McCarter. One measure (Public Act 96-1441) allows schools not to comply with any new state education requirement for which the state fails to provide funding, while a second bill (Public Act 96-1448) requires any state agency creating new rules for small businesses to prepare an economic impact study of those rules. Both measures were cosponsored by Senator McCarter (R-Lebanon). “Unfunded mandates on our local schools handcuff administrators and place a further burden on limited local revenue, which makes it more difficult to educate our children,” said McCarter. “Allowing our educators to avoid mandates, unless they are funded by state government, can give districts the flexibility they need to make their budgets work.” McCarter said more work needs to be done to ensure local control. There were other proposals this year to reduced unfunded mandates but those measures were held up in the legislative process. “When rules and regulations rise to the point of interfering with job creation or cause business to...
08/25/10
Decatur . . . Already struggling in the midst of recession, Illinois businesses have to fight off high costs of regulation and taxation, and that’s making it tough for a recovery to occur, according to State Senator Kyle McCarter.
“Our economy has been struggling for a long time and the costs of hiring are ballooning out of control,” said McCarter (R-Lebanon). “That means businesses are not expanding and not hiring, forcing families to move and convincing our college graduates to seek employment out of state. Is it any wonder why more than 700,000 people have left Illinois in the last ten years?” However, Sen. McCarter said he is encouraged by the example set by family-run businesses such as Mid-State Tank Company in Sullivan. He toured the facility on August 19 with company President, Gery Conlin (pictured le...
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