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Friday, March 15, 2024
Rep. Bunting’s Springfield news update for March 15

In this issue: Grocery tax cut needs to be offset to avoid harm to local governments During his State of the State address Governor Pritzker proposed to increase state spending…


Wednesday, March 13, 2024
FFA students visit the Capitol

The Captiol was filled with National Blue and Corn Gold today. There were close to 1000 FFA students who were registered for Illinois Ag Day! Some of the schools that…


Monday, March 11, 2024
Promoting soil health

Many advocacy groups were in Springfield last week promoting Soil Health Week. I was honored to speak at the Advocacy in Action Rally at the Capitol on Thursday about the…


Friday, March 8, 2024
Rep. Bunting’s Springfield news update for March 8

In this issue: Moody’s downgrades Illinois’ economic outlook “Illinois will be a below-average performer in the region and among U.S. states,” according to a report issued by Moody’s Analytics and…


Thursday, March 7, 2024
Welcoming conservation planners to the Capitol

More than 40 conservation planners from the state’s Soil and Water Conservation Districts visited the Capitol today to educate legislators about soil health and the importance of SWCDs, which ensure…


Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Crawford, Hanson attend Emerging Women Leaders conference in Springfield

On Tuesday, two outstanding leaders from the 106th district attended the Emerging Women Leaders Conference at the Capitol. Angel Crawford from the Iroquois Economic Development Association and Maddie Hanson with…


Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Bunting welcomes Thomas Metcalf students to Capitol

State Representative Jason R. Bunting (R-Emington) welcomes 7th and 8th grade students from Thomas Metcalf School in Normal to the Illinois House of Representatives on March 5, 2024.


Monday, March 4, 2024
Iroquois County is StormReady

This week is Illinois Severe Weather Preparedness Week! This morning, I traveled to Iroquois County to watch the Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency formally receive their StormReady accreditation from the…


Friday, March 1, 2024
Rep. Bunting’s Springfield news update for March 1

In this issue: Governor’s tax hikes are sticking point in budget The budget proposal which Governor Pritzker delivered last week called for nearly $1 billion in new taxes on Illinois…


Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Teaching civics in Watseka

One of my favorite aspects of being a State Representative is that I get to educate constituents of all ages. On Monday, I was able to teach two Civics classes…