GOP Floor Leader Batinick ready to ‘pass the baton’
Illinois House Republican Floor Leader Mark Batinick, a self-described “policy guy,” came to Springfield with the goal of pushing good ...
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Longtime lawmaker reflects on time in General Assembly, calls it ‘honor of lifetime’
House Majority Leader Greg Harris, the number two Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, never imagined landing the role ...
ANALYSIS: Late-night legislating not unusual in Illinois, but process can be messy
Illinois lawmakers approved a $46 billion budget after an all-night session, with debates over transparency and process.
Lawmakers wrap up session with early-morning passage of $46.5 billion budget
Illinois lawmakers worked until the early hours of Saturday to pass a $46.5 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal ...
Nursing home payment reform drives $700 million to improve staffing, quality of care
A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes to increase staffing levels and improve ...
House Dems release $45.6 billion budget as negotiations continue
Democrats in the Illinois House unveiled their own tax cut proposals and outlined spending tied to recent public safety measures ...
House advances bill protecting nursing home visitation rights during public health emergencies
The Illinois House advanced a measure Monday that aims to ensure nursing home patients have a right to visitors even ...
UPDATED: Lawmakers direct $2.7 billion in federal funds toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficit
Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay ...
Illinois House votes to make face masks optional
The Illinois House amended COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, lifting face covering requirements following weeks of pushback from Republican members who sometimes ...
Pritzker’s gas tax relief plan faces opposition
Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan for pausing a scheduled automatic increase in the state’s motor fuel tax is facing opposition from ...
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