Capitol Briefs: House OKs program for student teacher stipends – but not the funding for it Capitol Briefs: House OKs program for student teacher stipends – but not the funding for it State leaders honor fallen firefighters at annual Capitol ceremony
Capitol Briefs: Senate advances elections bill, measure targeting ‘predatory’ lending Capitol Briefs: Senate advances elections bill, measure targeting ‘predatory’ lending Pritzker says measure passed hastily by Democrats is ‘actually an ethics bill’
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: 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: 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: Pritzker touts manufacturing training funding, announces cultural districts Capitol Briefs: Pritzker touts manufacturing training funding, announces cultural districts Proposed budget includes another $24 million for manufacturing training academies
Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals Capitol Briefs: Tax credits for children, manufacturers among new legislative proposals Insurance coverage for fertility treatments, child internet regulations also introduced