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Pritzker files federal disaster request for estimated $69 million in flood damages

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Illinois is officially seeking its first federal disaster declaration since 2013 to help businesses, local governments and homeowners recover from damage caused by several months of major flooding. Democratic Gov. J.B Pritzker announced the request in a Thursday news release which detailed more than $69 million in direct losses caused by the flooding.

Final tally: 591 bills signed, 8 vetoed by governor

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed the final three bills of the 599 sent to him by the Illinois General Assembly during the spring legislative session. Per the final tally, Pritzker signed 591 of the bills into law, while vetoing seven and sending one back to the General Assembly with an amendatory veto. The General Assembly will return in late October and early November to...

New Illinois laws take aim at high maternal death rates, racial disparities

Monday, August 26, 2019

Illinois is taking steps to combat troubling maternal and infant mortality statistics after one lawmaker was moved to action by a series of reports which showcased the state’s and...

Pritzker vetoes school BB gun disciplinary bill; plans to work with sponsors

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker used only his fifth veto on Senate Bill 2124 Tuesday, a measure state Sen. Chapin Rose, a Mahomet Republican and the bill’s sponsor, said was written to “close a...

New funding pushes state senior care toward ‘stability’

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

For senior care advocates in Illinois, a state funding increase is a reason for optimism after a prolonged period of government disinvestment that was marked by a crippling two-year state budget...

Pritzker nearing final week for bill action

Monday, August 19, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed more than 50 bills last week and has about one week remaining to sign the final 167 of the 599 total bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year. The most...

Despite stark current reality, Republicans say state’s political pendulum due to swing right

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Leading Illinois Republicans acknowledged the stark political reality their party faces in the state at a joint breakfast of the state central committee and county chairmen’s association...

Fellow constitutional officers join Pritzker on Governor’s Day

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

The state’s elected constitutional officers – all of whom are Democrats – took to the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Wednesday for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first...

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Pritzker files federal disaster request for estimated $69 million in flood damages

Final tally: 591 bills signed, 8 vetoed by governor