🎙️ State Politics & Public Safety: Illinois Insights with Illinois Senator Dan McConchie

Join us on the Lake Forest Podcast as hosts Pete Jansons and Joe Weiss dive deep into Illinois politics, public safety, and the future of education with special guest Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie. 🌟 In this enlightening episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities facing Illinois, from redistricting and campaign finance to the impact of migration policies and the importance of local voting participation. 🗳️💡 Don't miss this crucial conversation about shaping the future of our state and community.

👉 Watch now to get informed and inspired! #IllinoisPolitics #PublicSafety #EducationReform #LakeForest

Key Moments:
0:00 Pete and Joe Filling Time Till the Senator Arrives
3:10 Dan McConchie BS reference https://www.pbs.org/video/state-sen-dan-mcconchie-reacts-historic-day-drtzwy/
6:47 George Pandaleon Clip Survey 98% residents happy
7:34 Senator Dan McConchie Start
9:02 Keith Brin Clip
9:55 District explanation
10:03 How did a Republican Win?
12:16 Redistricting Illinois is the worst gerrymandered state in the US
14:55 How Do we correct this Redistricting Issue
15:34 Campaign Finance Rules
19:09 Public Safety https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/15/man-charged-stabbing-death-11-year-old-edgewater-had-previously-threatened-boys-mother https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/02/state-lawmakers-call-prisoner-review-board-reform-after-fatal-stabbing-11-year-old
20:18 Prisoner review board
23:26 Lake County Anthony Vega Clip Safet Act Discussion Legislation Pushed Through in a day?
27:10 Only Democrats know whats going into a proposed bill
28:07 Eric Rinehart Lake County States Attorney Discussion Safe T Act
31:29 Domestic Violence Safe T Act
33:04 Will there be changes to the Safe T Act
36:44 Thoughts on Mary Cole for Lake county states attorney clip
40:27 Taxes
41:05 Migrants and Taxes going up to raise Billion for the Migrant Issue Migrant Benefits are better than our own homeless benefits Free Healthcare for Migrants under 18 and over 42 years of age???
43:25 Reason for trust act?
44:25 Senators motorcycle story
45:45 Border Crisis downside to documenting immigrants
46:48 Invest in Kids Act
49:50 Chicago Teachers Union Losing Power?
52:12 Why Don't republicans get off their butts and vote
54:00 Death of local media

https://senatormcconchie.com/ Dan McConchie has served as State Senator for the 26th District since 2016.

Prior to his election as Leader in 2022, Dan served as a Caucus budget negotiator, advocating for responsible state spending and lower taxes. He currently serves on the Senate Education, Transportation, Insurance, and Labor committees, as well as the Health & Human Services Appropriations committee.
Throughout his tenure as a legislator, Dan has supported policies and legislation that promote job growth, smaller and smarter government, and ethics reforms to root out corruption. He was instrumental in negotiating an overhaul to the state’s school funding system to ensure more equity and state support to Illinois’ neediest schools. He is a member of the Move Over Task Force that proposes ways to improve and protect law enforcement, other emergency responders and motorists who are stopped on the side of Illinois roads.
Dan joined the Army National Guard on his 17th birthday and served nine years in the infantry and military police. He spent 20 years working in public affairs for national advocacy groups, and two years as an Adjunct Professor at Trinity International University where he taught a graduate-level bioethics and public policy course. He is currently an energy consultant with Verde Solutions, which provides solar and other alternative energy solutions for homes and businesses.

#IllinoisPolitics #PublicSafety #SafetyAct #TrustAct #MigrantIssues #LakeForestPodcast #StateLegislation #CommunitySafety #PoliticalReform #VotingAwareness #EducationReform #CampaignFinance #Redistricting #CivicEngagement #StateSenate #DanMcConchie #LocalPolitics #GovernmentTransparency #VoterParticipation #PolicyChange

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