CAPITOL BRIEFS: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 CAPITOL BRIEFS: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 Thursday, February 21, 2019 Two incarceration reform bills sponsored by state Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago) passed out of committee this week.
Pritzker offers $38.7 billion ‘balanced’ budget Pritzker offers $38.7 billion ‘balanced’ budget Thursday, February 21, 2019 Gov. J.B. Pritzker made clear Wednesday that he believes solving the state’s long-term financial problems will require a new, graduated income tax structure that imposes higher taxes on upper-income Illinoisans.
Reactions from state senators to the Pritzker budget address Reactions from state senators to the Pritzker budget address Thursday, February 21, 2019 Gathered from press releases and interviews. Read more
Reactions from state representatives to the Pritzker budget address Reactions from state representatives to the Pritzker budget address Thursday, February 21, 2019 Reactions gathered from news releases and interviews. Read more
Truly balanced budgets have proved elusive in Illinois (WITH VIDEO) Truly balanced budgets have proved elusive in Illinois (WITH VIDEO) Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Gov. J.B. Pritzker will deliver his first budget address Wednesday, laying out his spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, in a highly-anticipated speech before a joint session of the General... Read more
Aurora shooting prompts efforts to tighten enforcement of Illinois gun laws Aurora shooting prompts efforts to tighten enforcement of Illinois gun laws Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Gov. J.B. Pritzker and some state lawmakers said Tuesday that last week’s mass shooting at an Aurora manufacturing plant will lead to efforts to tighten enforcement of the state’s gun... Read more
Is this the year ‘Tobacco 21’ breaks through to become law? Is this the year ‘Tobacco 21’ breaks through to become law? Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Lawmakers and advocates have tried to hike the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois for three years, each time making the push first in the Senate. This session, advocates are... Read more
Illinois attorney general joins 16 others in challenging Trump’s wall declaration Illinois attorney general joins 16 others in challenging Trump’s wall declaration Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined 16 other state attorneys general in challenging President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S. southern border. Read more