House narrowly advances measure aiming to control prescription drug prices
Following a yearslong effort for prescription drug affordability, the measure now awaits consideration in the Senate.
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Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students
Changes in federal social programs could threaten school funding in low-income areas.
Providers say feds’ new rural health care grants to Illinois won’t cover Medicaid cuts
Grants ranged from $66 per rural resident in Texas to $6,305 in Rhode Island.
Illinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changes
Federal changes under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” threaten long-term funding of Illinois’ Medicaid program.
Illinois extends open enrollment deadline for health care plans starting Jan. 1
The deadline was extended from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31.
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Tariffs are also hurting economic activity, according to new reports released by the governor’s office.
Federal shutdown, budget cuts challenge state policymakers
Chair of House health and human services budget committee discusses challenges state faces from turmoil in federally funded programs.
Judge rules feds can’t block Illinois’ disaster funding in response to immigration laws
Rhode Island federal judge rules Trump’s order blocking funding to Illinois over “sanctuary” laws is unconstitutional.
10 years after state budget impasse, human services in Illinois again brace for ‘tsunami’
Human services in Illinois were decimated by the state’s two-year budget impasse, which began a decade ago. Federal cuts threaten ...
Jeffries, top Illinois Dems hope voters will punish Republicans in 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries traveled to Springfield Tuesday to voice displeasures with Trump’s domestic policy plan.
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