Capitol Briefs
Our Capitol Briefs include short roundups of state government news or shorter versions of our longer stories.
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
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
Lawmakers also outlaw AI-generated child porn, fine-tune prisoner medical release law
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
Gov. JB Pritzker named a first-ever director of the beleaguered Prisoner Review Board and a Chicago City Council committee advanced...
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
Insurance coverage for cancer screening could expand under bill moving through Springfield
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
Lawmakers look to further regulate youth e-cigarette marketing
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
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