Capitol Briefs for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Briefs from the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, March 13: Liquor Home Delivery; Great Lakes Restoration; Mental Health; Government Reform
Illinois filmmaking revenue grows by 12 percent in 2018
Spending and wages from the Illinois film industry were up 12 percent in 2018 from 2017, according to a release...
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
The Illinois State Board of Education on Tuesday named Carmen L. Ayala as the 30th state superintendent of education. Ayala...
House Republicans to oppose graduated income tax
Republicans in the Illinois House said Friday they are unanimously opposed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposal to overhaul the state’s...
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
Two incarceration reform bills sponsored by state Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago) passed out of committee this week.
Reactions from state senators to the Pritzker budget address
Gathered from press releases and interviews.
Reactions from state representatives to the Pritzker budget address
Reactions gathered from news releases and interviews.
Illinois attorney general joins 16 others in challenging Trump’s wall declaration
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined 16 other state attorneys general in challenging President Donald Trump’s declaration of a...
Pritzker names five to state agency leadership positions
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a handful of appointments to leadership positions at state departments Tuesday, including the Illinois Departments of...
CAPITOL BRIEFS: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
On Abraham Lincoln’s 210th birthday, his home state’s two U.S. senators advanced a bill to expand the Lincoln National Heritage...
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