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Just one day after vowing to propose a truly balanced budget that takes into account extra spending from a minimum wage hike bill pushed by the governor’s office, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Friday lowered expectations for his Feb. 20 Budget Address, which promises to be sobering.
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Senate Majority Leader Kim Lightford (D-Maywood), flanked by State Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) and Gov. JB Pritzker speak with reporters at the Capitol Thursday after the Senate passed her minimum wage bill.
After an intense final few days of negotiations on a bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour, the Illinois Senate on Thursday passed the bill along party lines with Democrats using their overwhelming supermajority to send a message to the House, which is expected to take it up next week. -
Nominated legislative inspector general Carol Pope and acting part-time legislative inspector general Julie Porter.
The Legislative Ethics Commission on Wednesday finalized its plans to name Carol Pope as the state’s second-ever full time legislative inspector general.
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Negotiators working on a bill to increase Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour finalized an agreement Tuesday for specifics set to be presented in Senate Executive Committee Wednesday afternoon.
The Illinois Farm Bureau is warning lawmakers that farmers, who have already been hit hard by tariffs on commodities like pork, won't be able to absorb the cost of an increased minimum wage like traditional businesses. [Wikimedia Commons]
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Illinois’ Property Tax Appeals Board has had a much lighter caseload in recent years, according to a new report out last week indicating the body has considered hundreds fewer cases over the last several years — and as a result, the board is responsible for far less loss in assessed property values.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel put pressure on lawmakers aand Gov. JB Pritzker Sunday to support a bill that would ban the sale of tobacco products to those younger 21. Meanwhile, opposition to a minimum wage hike is mobilizing as a bill to raise Illinois’ minimum wage promises to move quickly this week through the Senate.
[Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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Gov. JB Pritzker announced another round of appointments to his administration Thursday, bringing the group of publicized early picks to 33.
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters in his ceremonial Springfield office on Jan. 14 — his first full day as governor. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
