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New laws put strict limits on cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions

Monday, June 24, 2019

Republicans and Democrats agree that new state laws will make Illinois the strictest state in the nation for imposing limitations on cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed two bills – Senate Bills 1852 and 1854 – into law Friday, June 21, with the aim of increasing safety and testing requirements at ethylene oxide sterilization facilities and other companies that use ethylene oxide.

Pritzker signs order to jumpstart 2020 census outreach

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined a diverse coalition of lawmakers and advocates in Chicago on Thursday as he signed an executive order aimed at ensuring an accurate count in the 2020 U.S. Census.

Medicaid managed care reform package breeds optimism

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Illinois lawmakers took several steps this legislative session to increase efficiencies in the state’s Medicaid managed care system, which has been widely panned by high-volume Medicaid...

AG warns public not to fall for flood damage scams

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

As Illinois residents take stock of damages caused by record floods which led to disaster proclamations being issued in 34 counties, Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging the public to beware of...

Mendoza: Illinois must ‘remain grounded’ amid big budget steps

Monday, June 10, 2019

With a fiscal year 2020 operating budget in place and a historic legislative session in the rearview mirror, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is “cautiously optimistic” about the...

Illinois lurches left in 2019 legislative session

Thursday, June 6, 2019

After four years of fiscal austerity and the pro-business, anti-union agenda of former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois lawmakers took a sharp turn to the left during the just-completed...

Nursing homes see new regulations, $240 million in added funding

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Funding for nursing homes serving the state’s most vulnerable elderly populations will increase by $240 million next fiscal year as part of the state’s recently-passed budget.

Illinois lawmaker salaries to increase by about $1,600

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Lawmakers earn base salaries of $67,836, a rate which would rise by more than $1,600 July 1 once statutory cost of living increases are applied. They also receive per diem reimbursements and some...

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New laws put strict limits on cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions

Pritzker signs order to jumpstart 2020 census outreach