Capitol Briefs: State unveils report on racial disparities among homeless populations Capitol Briefs: State unveils report on racial disparities among homeless populations Lung Association gives mixed review of state’s air quality
Capitol Briefs: Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House Capitol Briefs: Expansion of postpartum coverage, ban on kangaroos among hundreds of measures to pass House Lawmakers also outlaw AI-generated child porn, fine-tune prisoner medical release law
Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit Public health groups seek more funding to reduce overdose deaths
Capitol Briefs: Pritzker appoints first-ever Prisoner Review Board director; Chicago advances migrant funding Capitol Briefs: Pritzker appoints first-ever Prisoner Review Board director; Chicago advances migrant funding Gov. JB Pritzker named a first-ever director of the beleaguered Prisoner Review Board and a Chicago City Council committee advanced the mayor’s plan to provide $70 million in migrant response funding.
Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance Other measures would require insurers to cover IVF, allow social workers to carry naloxone
Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups Insurance coverage for cancer screening could expand under bill moving through Springfield
Capitol Briefs: Advocates push for guaranteed income, child care assistance Capitol Briefs: Advocates push for guaranteed income, child care assistance Illinois Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Jussie Smollett
Capitol Briefs: Insurance reforms advance as Pritzker announces California trip Capitol Briefs: Insurance reforms advance as Pritzker announces California trip Lawmakers look to further regulate youth e-cigarette marketing
Capitol Briefs: Pritzker executive order creates advisory council for affordable sickle cell treatment Capitol Briefs: Pritzker executive order creates advisory council for affordable sickle cell treatment Council to recommend how the Illinois Medicaid program can cover new, expensive therapies
Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers push bills addressing water quality, free school meals Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers push bills addressing water quality, free school meals State’s largest teachers union releases annual education report