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MAR 20, 2018
The Daily Line will be providing ongoing live coverage of races throughout the day, in both Springfield and Chicago. To for a trackside seat, follow Chicago political reporting from A.D. Quig, via @ad_quig on Twitter. To tune into statehouse races, you can follow your humble Capitol editor @RaeHodge on Twitter.
Morning Briefs: And they’re off!
The Daily Line will be providing ongoing live coverage of races throughout the day, in both Sprin...
MAR 19, 2018
Walk-in candidates--those unchallenged in either primary or general election--are set to stroll through Tuesday to take 58 of the Illinois General Assembly’s 177 seats in the 2018 elections. Candidates who walk into office, rather than run for it, account for a third of seats, more than any other type of candidate in the state's legislative races.
Primary Primer: Your Definitive Guide to Contested Seats in the Illinois Statehouse
Walk-in candidates--those unchallenged in either primary or general election--are set to stroll t...
MAR 14, 2018
Revealing a trio of bills aimed at the Legionella outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, a bipartisan group of state senators hosted a fiery press conference Tuesday in the Illinois Capitol. Democratic and GOP lawmakers criticized Gov. Bruce Rauner for his administration's handling of the outbreaks, and offered legislation aimed to tighten disease testing and reporting controls at all state veterans homes.
Trio of Quincy bills revealed, lawmakers slam Rauner administration over delays
Revealing a trio of bills aimed at the Legionella outbreaks at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, a bipar...
MAR 13, 2018
Quincy Bill in Senate VA Committee; Higher Education Board meets to hash out governor's budget; Public Health bill tackles long-term care backlog; Immigrant tenants' rights in Judiciary
Capitol Agenda: Quincy Bill awaits hearing; House Approps to take up senior care budgets
Quincy Bill in Senate VA Committee; Higher Education Board meets to hash out governor's budget; P...
MAR 13, 2018
Morning Briefs: Rauner still cloudy on Gun Dealer Licensing, signs onto Hospital Assessment Program
Morning Briefs: Rauner still cloudy on Gun Dealer Licensing, signs onto Hospital Assessment Program
MAR 12, 2018
Cybersecurity starts the day in Chicago; Treasurer pushes back on audit bill; Dem AG candidates square off in forum
Capitol Agenda: Rauner to take up MCO contract, hospital assessment bills
Cybersecurity starts the day in Chicago; Treasurer pushes back on audit bill; Dem AG candidates s...
MAR 08, 2018
On Wednesday, the House Human Services Committee cleared two bills aimed at tackling Illinois’ opioid crisis.
House Human Services panel moves two anti-opioid measures forward
On Wednesday, the House Human Services Committee cleared two bills aimed at tackling Illinois’ op...
MAR 07, 2018
Four subject matter hearings are scheduled for the day, beginning with teacher shortages and ending with German energy policy. The main event is likely to be the House Human Service Committee’s attempt to update opioid overdose reporting. But the growing stack of bills aimed at tackling a culture of sexism in state government, and awaiting hearing in committees, has become impossible to ignore.
Capitol Agenda: Opioid overdose reporting leads the day, string of anti-sexism bills await hearing
Four subject matter hearings are scheduled for the day, beginning with teacher shortages and endi...
MAR 06, 2018
On Monday, Ford Motors worker Christie Van told a panel of Illinois lawmakers what happened when she brought her sexual harassment complaints to a union representative and two human resource officers at the plant.
“As I left the building that day to end my shift, I was pushed down in a parking lot and stomped on my back,” she said. “I called the harassment hotline so much they knew me by voice.”
“As I left the building that day to end my shift, I was pushed down in a parking lot and stomped on my back,” she said. “I called the harassment hotline so much they knew me by voice.”
‘No more business as usual’: Senate panel promises action as Ford workers testify on sexual harassment
On Monday, Ford Motors worker Christie Van told a panel of Illinois lawmakers what happened when ...
MAR 05, 2018
9:00 a.m. - Chicago - A joint meeting of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee will convene in room C600 of the Bilandic Building for a subject matter hearing into the Quincy Veterans Home Legionella outbreak and response.
Capitol Agenda: Sex harassment panel hears from Ford plaintiffs, Quincy investigation continues at joint Vets’ Affairs hearing
9:00 a.m. - Chicago - A joint meeting of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and Senate Vetera...
FEB 28, 2018
The Illinois Human Rights Commission will update their sexual harassment complaint protocols today while an array of anti-harassment bills are scheduled to make their way through the crowded Capitol today. House Executive, Senate Government Reform, House Labor & Commerce, and House Economic Justice committees will all take up bills designed to take a bite out of sexism in Springfield and elsewhere. New ethics tools, including one which could give the statehouse’s inspectors general some sharper teeth, are riding along with most of them.
Capitol Agenda: Anti-harassment bills, new ethics tools and agency budgets
The Illinois Human Rights Commission will update their sexual harassment complaint protocols toda...
FEB 27, 2018
Today is set to be an endurance marathon for statehouse politics. Funding and laws on the Illinois State Board of Education will be up for debate in two committees, while cryptocurrencies make their debut debate in a joint House hearing. But leading the day will be a package of gun control legislation moving through committees.
Capitol Agenda: Gun control to lead the day, ISBE budget talks open
Today is set to be an endurance marathon for statehouse politics. Funding and laws on the Illinoi...
FEB 26, 2018
No legislative committee meetings are scheduled for today, nor will chambers meet. But an attempted legislative check on People’s Gas will be announced in Chicago, and the Lottery Board will hold its bi-monthly meeting. Meanwhile, the City Club will hear from a man overseeing a state agency worth $1.45 billion.
Capitol Agenda: Rauner at SCOTUS
No legislative committee meetings are scheduled for today, nor will chambers meet. But an attempt...
FEB 26, 2018
Morning Briefs: Janus case in DC, gun control at home
Morning Briefs: Janus case in DC, gun control at home...
FEB 23, 2018
Morning Briefs: Labor pains and a bid to save the ‘net
Morning Briefs: Labor pains and a bid to save the ‘net
FEB 23, 2018
A quiet Friday is expected in Springfield, with most action returning north to Chicago, where campaign announcements are expected along with a worker's compensation subject matter hearing from the Senate Subcommittee on Tort Reform. Meanwhile, Gov. Bruce Rauner is continues his campaign trail stops to discuss his budget in central Illinois.
Friday, Feb. 23
8:30 a.m. - Chicago - The Illinois State Board of Investment’s Executive Board will hold its quarterly meeting at 180 N. LaSalle St, suite 2015. Steve Zahn will provide a legislative update. The board will hear recommendations from both its investment and compliance committees, and will get a projected-versus-actual budget update. The executive director is expected to brief the group on the continued search for general counsel. Two presentations are scheduled on the group’s deferred compensation plan, one from T. Rowe Price. [ Agenda ]
Friday, Feb. 23
8:30 a.m. - Chicago - The Illinois State Board of Investment’s Executive Board will hold its quarterly meeting at 180 N. LaSalle St, suite 2015. Steve Zahn will provide a legislative update. The board will hear recommendations from both its investment and compliance committees, and will get a projected-versus-actual budget update. The executive director is expected to brief the group on the continued search for general counsel. Two presentations are scheduled on the group’s deferred compensation plan, one from T. Rowe Price. [ Agenda ]
Capitol Agenda: Senate panel to take up worker's compensation in subject hearing
A quiet Friday is expected in Springfield, with most action returning north to Chicago, where cam...
FEB 15, 2018
The race is on. The Illinois General Assembly has until May 31 to pass an annual budget, and until July 1 before they can start spending it. That clock started ticking yesterday in Springfield when Gov. Bruce Rauner unveiled his $37.6 billion budget plan.
Budget breakdown: Your guide to the governor’s $38 billion plan
The race is on. The Illinois General Assembly has until May 31 to pass an annual budget, and unti...
FEB 12, 2018
Weekly Meetings and Agendas: 02/12/18 - 02/16/18
Weekly meetings and agendas for the week beginning Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.
FEB 06, 2018
The Illinois’ Board of Higher Education will meet today at 10 a.m. after calling a special meeting to present its FY2019 budget recommendations.
Higher Education budget proposal requests $4 billion
The Illinois’ Board of Higher Education will meet today at 10 a.m. after calling a special meeti...
FEB 05, 2018
Tuesday and Wednesday are likely to be bruisers for those in the statehouse. Resuming the second week of the 2018 session, the capital will see more than 20 committee and agency meetings on those two days alone. While we’ve prepared a comprehensive run-down of the debates and bills scheduled for the coming week, we caution readers that--like all matters involving Springfield--the following calendar is subject to change.
Weekly Meetings and Agendas: 2/5/18 - 2/9/18
Tuesday and Wednesday are likely to be bruisers for those in the statehouse. Resuming the second...
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Writer @CNET: Techpocalyptic privacy tools, weird science, civil unrest | rae.hodge@protonmail | Priors: @AP @BBC @NPR et al | @USUKFulbright | Hon. @KYColonels
