Freshman legislator Pacione-Zayas focuses on ‘solutioning’ Freshman legislator Pacione-Zayas focuses on ‘solutioning’ Monday, November 29, 2021 State Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas’ friends tease her for changing the meaning of words. “Solution” becomes a verb when she says “I’m about solutioning.”
Niemerg says he wants to ‘speak up’ for downstate Illinois Niemerg says he wants to ‘speak up’ for downstate Illinois Monday, November 29, 2021 Republican state Rep. Adam Niemerg grew up in a family that cared about politics, so it felt like a natural step for him when he ran his first campaign to get a seat in the House of Representatives in 2020.
1 million EVs: Inside the state’s plan for electrifying the transportation sector 1 million EVs: Inside the state’s plan for electrifying the transportation sector Tuesday, November 23, 2021 Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell and other advocates behind a recent decarbonization bill recently spoke to Capitol News Illinois about the next step for meeting electric vehicle rollout goals, the... Read more
Capitol Cast: A discussion on redistricting controversies Capitol Cast: A discussion on redistricting controversies Friday, November 19, 2021 The Better Government Association's Bryan Zarou and University of Illinois political science professor Brian Gaines talk with Peter Hancock about the redistricting process in Illinois and the... Read more
State Supreme Court rules on pair of gun cases State Supreme Court rules on pair of gun cases Friday, November 19, 2021 In its latest round of opinions Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a Village of Deerfield assault weapons ban and restored a Putnam County man’s right to a Firearm Owners... Read more
Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into law Pritzker signs electric vehicle manufacturing incentives into law Tuesday, November 16, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday that state lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding electric vehicle industry. Read more
State Supreme Court asked to rule in case of woman allegedly raped by Lyft driver State Supreme Court asked to rule in case of woman allegedly raped by Lyft driver Wednesday, November 10, 2021 The rideshare company Lyft argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday that a 2014 state law protects it from being held liable for the criminal actions of one of its drivers who allegedly... Read more
Pritzker makes Illinois pitch at world climate conference Pritzker makes Illinois pitch at world climate conference Monday, November 8, 2021 As global leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, over the past two weeks to discuss the effects of and potential policy solutions to climate change, Gov. JB Pritzker made the case in a pair of speaking... Read more