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Illinois coffers built on business coffins, township clerk says

By JoAnn Seltzer | May 8, 2017

If Illinois wants to save its economy, it's got to stop killing its businesses, Hanover Township Clerk Katy Dolan Baumer told the West Cook News.

Baumer's not done yet, vows to run again

By JoAnn Seltzer | Nov 10, 2016

“I am going to run again. I am not going to let the grass grow under my feet,” Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the state District 44 House seat, told the West Cook News after Tuesday's loss.

Baumer to focus on speaker leadership, budget and lobbyist issues if elected

By JoAnn Seltzer | Nov 4, 2016

The election is just days away and Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the 44th state district House seat, plans to get right to work if elected.

Gun ownership is a right, Baumer says

By JoAnn Seltzer | Oct 31, 2016

Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the 44th state district House seat, said the actions of criminals does not mean law-abiding citizens should lose their gun rights.

Baumer says small businesses need help, not more regulations

By JoAnn Seltzer | Oct 27, 2016

Small business help build communities, but excessive government regulations and taxes in Illinois are pushing them out and it must be stopped, Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the 44th District state House seat, told the West Cook News.

Taxing sweetened beverages is wrong, Baumer says

By JoAnn Seltzer | Oct 23, 2016

Cook County wants to fix its budget shortfall by taxing sweetened beverages a penny an ounce, a plan Katy Dolan Baumer, Republication candidate for the 44th State District House seat, said is unfair.

Baumer strongly supports picture IDs for voter registration

By JoAnn Seltzer | Oct 11, 2016

Voters must show picture identification to election judges before they cast their votes, Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the 44th District state House seat, insists.

Baumer: Illinois should not be a Common Core state

By JoAnn Seltzer | Oct 4, 2016

Although the idea behind Common Core — to have everyone receive an equal education — is a good one, the reality is everyone has different life experiences and learns differently, Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the 44th State District House seat, said.

Baumer spotlights her self-imposed term limits as model for Springfield

By JoAnn Seltzer | Oct 2, 2016

Katy Dolan Baumer, Republican candidate for the 44th District state House seat, has been imposing term limits on herself in both her government and nonprofit board positions for years, and she believes leaders in state government should have term limits too.