State, opponents urge court ruling on school mandates despite JCAR vote State, opponents urge court ruling on school mandates despite JCAR vote Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The question of whether K-12 schools in Illinois can continue to enforce mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigations remained unclear Wednesday as all three branches of state government tried to grapple with it.
Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Tuesday, February 15, 2022 A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, saying in part that those rules are still being litigated in a state appellate court.
Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surcharge Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surcharge Thursday, February 10, 2022 Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge on customer bills that consumer... Read more
State appeals court’s order on school COVID-19 mask, vaccine mandates State appeals court’s order on school COVID-19 mask, vaccine mandates Monday, February 7, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration are asking a state appellate court to set aside a lower court order from late Friday that invalidated the mask and... Read more
Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reform Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reform Friday, February 4, 2022 A political battle is shaping up between Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over a key element of the governor’s budget proposal, expanding... Read more
Pritzker outlines $45.4 billion budget proposal, calling out his critics Pritzker outlines $45.4 billion budget proposal, calling out his critics Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday offered a $45.4 billion general revenue budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that would include new spending on education and health care while also providing... Read more
Bills to address teacher shortages advance Bills to address teacher shortages advance Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Two bills aimed at relieving the state’s teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday. Read more
Pritzker to propose tax relief in budget address Pritzker to propose tax relief in budget address Monday, January 31, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his budget address Wednesday. Read more