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CAPITOL RECAP: Pritzker says drastic cuts needed without federal aid

UPDATED 9/18: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government.
Higher education board looks at gender equity

The Illinois Board of Higher Education is preparing a strategic plan to make higher education more equitable in the state, and they focused on gender disparities in higher learning at their regular...
Illinois won’t take part in Trump’s payroll tax deferral program

Illinois plans to continue withholding federal payroll taxes on behalf of its 62,000 employees despite a program President Trump launched in August that allows workers to defer paying those taxes...
Black Caucus calls for racial equity in education

The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus continued to set the stage for its fall legislative agenda Wednesday, calling a news conference and committee hearing to discuss education policy.

State unemployment rate at 11%; small decrease from month prior

The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11 percent for the month of August, a decrease of a half of a percentage point from the previous month as the state added 66,000 nonfarm jobs, according to...
Pritzker defends decision on high school football

Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that he stands behind his decision to prohibit high school football for the fall season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, even as professional and many college leagues have...
Former state Sen. Link pleads guilty to tax evasion

Former state Sen. Terry Link pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a felony charge of tax evasion.
Senate committee focuses on criminal sentencing reforms

The second state Senate committee hearing spurred by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ recently unveiled legislative agenda focused on criminal justice reforms Tuesday.
Pritzker instructs agency leaders to prepare for cuts of 5-10 percent

State agency heads are preparing to cut 5 percent of their budgets in the current fiscal year and 10 percent next fiscal year should the federal government fail to provide aid to state and local...
Madigan probe paused pending U.S. Attorney’s guidance

The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a special legislative committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan both said Tuesday that they are awaiting further guidance from federal...

What We're Working On Today

Friday, Sept. 18

STORY: COVID-19 FRIDAY UPDATE
Mitigations are rolled back in Will and Kankakee counties, plus other news of the latest COVID-19 numbers, related trends and comments from the governor at unrelated news conferences.
Reporter: Jerry Nowicki
Word Count: 300-500
Images: Graphics, Screenshot
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PODCAST: MADIGAN PROBE NEXT STEPS
Rep. Tom Demmer, the ranking Republican on the House Special Investigating Committee, talks about where the process goes next, now that US Attorney John Lausch has given the panel a green light to move ahead with its probe of Speaker Michael Madigan's role in the ComEd bribery case. Plus, a roundtable discussion of the 2020 Census and other news of the week.
Length: 15-20 minutes
ETA: SENT

STORY: CENSUS UPDATE
Uncertainty surrounds the 2020 census count as states and advocacy groups duel the federal government in court to extend the Sept. 30 deadline to its original end-date after the Trump administration shortened it a full month.
Reporter: Raymon Troncoso
Word count: 300-500 words
Photo: Pritzker file
ETA: SENT

CAPITOL RECAP
Shortened versions from our stories for the week in one document.
Word Count: 3,500
ETA: SENT

No JIM NOWLAN COLUMN

NEW: Capitol Cast

Capitol News Illinois · Next Steps in Madigan Investigation

The U.S. Attorney's office has given the Special Investigating Committee a green light to pursue its probe into Speaker Michael Madigan's role in the ComEd bribery case. Rep. Tom Demmer, the ranking Republican on the panel, discusses what's next. Plus, a roundtable discussion of the 2020 Census and the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

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