Springfield News
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OCT 25, 2017
Two heavily anticipated anti-soda tax bills, HB4082 and HB4083 from suburban Chicago legislators, were not called in the House Revenue and Finance Committee Tuesday. Instead the Committee unanimously passed a measure creating a task force to investigate Cook County’s property tax assessment methods. It then passed a measure giving a state tax break to homeowners affected by natural disasters, and conducted a subject matter hearing on whether or not to collect an aviation fuels tax. -
OCT 25, 2017
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OCT 24, 2017
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OCT 24, 2017
Follow @TheDailyLineIL for up-to-the-minute coverage of Day 1 of Veto Session in Springfield. For a full calendar of the day’s committee hearings and legislation, visit our Veto Session Bill Map
Day one of the Illinois General Assembly’s first fall Veto Session commences today in Springfield. While legislators begin shuttling bills toward the finish line, here is a look at what is happening across other government offices.
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OCT 23, 2017
Hearings on a wide range of legislation will begin in Springfield Tuesday as lawmakers again converge on the Capitol for the first of the season’s three-day Veto Sessions. The Daily Line will be closely following a few key pieces of legislation as they wind their way through chambers.
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OCT 23, 2017
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OCT 20, 2017
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(L to R) Our guests Stacy Davis Gates (CTU), Matt Murphy (Mac Strategies), and Dan Shomon (Dan Shomon Inc.) preview the upcoming veto session at the Illinois General Assembly on The Daily Line's Aldercast. Credit: A.D. Quig
This week on The Daily Line’s Aldercast, publisher Mike Fourcher joins a panel of Springfield lobbyists to break down what might happen during next week’s veto session at the Illinois General Assembly. On Tuesday, the members reconvene to finish up the 2017 legislative agenda, all while they’re passing petitions for 2018 elections. So what’s being prioritized and what will be left behind?
Democrats are talking about passing a student loan forgiveness program. Conservatives want to pass a new law limiting abortions paid by taxpayer money. After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, momentum seems to be building for some kind of gun reform. What else is on the slate? And how much will actually get through that could be signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner? Our group of Springfield lobbyists sounds off:- Matt Murphy, a former Republican state senator from the Northwest Suburbs, now a lobbyist with Mac Strategies
- Dan Shomon, a long time state senate Democratic staffer who later became the campaign manager for then-Senator Barack Obama. Dan is also a lobbyist who runs Dan Shomon Inc.
- Stacy Davis Gates, a one-time teacher, now the Chicago Teachers Union’s legislative director.
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OCT 20, 2017
The wide, unpredictable distribution of renewable energy sources on the electricity grid was the topic of a pair of policy session panels before the Illinois Commerce Commission Thursday. Held in Chicago’s Bilandic Building, the first panel focused on the infrastructure needs of the interstate transmission system as the use of distributed energy resources (DER) increases. The second panel examined the market economics of renewables.
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OCT 20, 2017
Job loss figures from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES) have punched a hole in employment data from across the state. Three state pension funds meet for the final time this year, while Automatic Voter Registration needs a cash injection to get it established across the state.
