Speaker Welch explains how his 60-vote rule affects his decisions
Welch’s 60-vote rule got a lot of public attention this spring during negotiations over the Bears bill
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Millionaire tax amendment fails to gain enough support from House Democrats
Revenue from the tax would have been divided between property tax relief and K-12 education
House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
Lawmakers could also consider an amendment to create a new tax on millionaires.
House posts constitutional amendments on remap, millionaires tax for hearings
Both amendments would also need to be approved by the Senate
Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein’s plane after Bill Clinton’s since-recanted testimony
Pritzker said he traveled with Clinton to Africa in 2008 on a humanitarian trip with the Clinton Foundation on a ...
Pritzker says Bears’ statement ‘not some confirmation that they’re moving to Indiana’
Gov. JB Pritzker says the Bears asked Illinois lawmakers delay a vote on their bill.
As Illinois House returns to Springfield, Democrats focus on Trump
First week of House session yields several symbolic resolutions condemning Trump administration
Feds to retry Sen. Emil Jones after mistrial on bribery, lying to FBI charges
Federal prosecutors will retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after his April trial on charges of bribery and lying to ...
Illinois criminal justice advocates tout ‘Clean Slate’ legislation as ‘economic boon’
The bill, which passed in the House on Friday, would wipe certain criminal records clean.
Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
Bills moving forward in Springfield include a plan that will allow fewer seniors to have to take driving exams to ...
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