Lawmakers move to pause – then further regulate – carbon dioxide pipeline development Lawmakers move to pause – then further regulate – carbon dioxide pipeline development Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Lawmakers passed a measure to put a moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines after more than a year of controversy over several such projects.
As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry As legislative session adjournment looms, a rush to regulate carbon capture industry Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Environmentalists, business, labor groups deep in talks over nascent technology
Hundreds of bills pass, including changes to state’s biometric data privacy law Hundreds of bills pass, including changes to state’s biometric data privacy law Friday, May 17, 2024 Other measures regulate garbage truck littering, allow yoga in schools Read more
Lawmakers pitch sweeping changes to energy industry and Chicagoland transit system Lawmakers pitch sweeping changes to energy industry and Chicagoland transit system Friday, May 3, 2024 As legislative session nears its end, policy platform part of ongoing clean energy debate Read more
Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield Thursday, March 7, 2024 Another measure would prohibit small single-use plastic bottles at hotels Read more
Democratic leaders poised to revisit Biometric Information Privacy Act after court rulings Democratic leaders poised to revisit Biometric Information Privacy Act after court rulings Thursday, February 1, 2024 Business groups have long sought changes to statute that’s led to hundreds of lawsuits Read more