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Senate bill would block presidential candidates from ballot without release of tax returns Senate bill would block presidential candidates from ballot without release of tax returns Wednesday, March 13, 2019 A bill making its way through the Illinois Senate would prevent any presidential or vice-presidential candidate from appearing on state election ballots if they do not release their previous five years of tax return documents. The Executive Committee passed state Sen. Tony Munoz’s Senate Bill 145 on a 13-4 partisan-line vote Wednesday after a brief discussion as to whether the bill runs...
State legislators aim to address rising maternal mortality rate State legislators aim to address rising maternal mortality rate Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Deaths among pregnant and recently pregnant women have been on the rise in the U.S. for more than a decade, and a group of state lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at reversing this trend... Read more
Pritzker unveils tax calculator, calls for specific counterproposals to graduated tax plan Pritzker unveils tax calculator, calls for specific counterproposals to graduated tax plan Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Passage of a statewide graduated income tax structure isn’t possible until after November 2020, but Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued to stump for such a proposal Tuesday, announcing... Read more
Senate Education Committee advances e-learning compromise Senate Education Committee advances e-learning compromise Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Illinois’ five-hour classroom time mandate would be reinstated, but school districts would still be able to maintain and expand e-learning and internship programs under an amendment approved... Read more
Pritzker releases initial rates in push for income tax overhaul Pritzker releases initial rates in push for income tax overhaul Thursday, March 7, 2019 Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker framed Illinois’ $3.2 billion structural budget deficit as having three possible solutions Thursday: a 15 percent across-the-board cut to state spending,... Read more
Illinois’ economy grew faster than expected last year; slowdown predicted in next two years Illinois’ economy grew faster than expected last year; slowdown predicted in next two years Thursday, March 7, 2019 Illinois’ economy grew at a faster rate than expected in fiscal year 2019, but government forecasters warn of a potential economic slowdown as the state government prepares to pass an... Read more
Statewide bag tax advances out of Senate committee Statewide bag tax advances out of Senate committee Wednesday, March 6, 2019 A bill levying a 7-cent tax on plastic and paper shopping bags advanced out of the state Senate’s revenue committee Wednesday with its sponsor promising to bring an amended proposal back to... Read more