Springfield News
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AUG 19, 2020
Jennifer Welch, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, says a Fair Tax system will help community groups improve services in communities that need them.
Top woman leaders from organizations throughout Illinois pledged their support Tuesday for the so-called “Fair Tax” amendment referendum on the November ballot, saying it will generate needed revenue to help their respective missions to bring their services to underserved areas of the state.
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As a prelude to the opening of the Democratic National Convention Monday, the Illinois delegation Democrats hosted a full slate of national labor organizations via Zoom to present a sharp contrast between their agenda and that of President Donald Trump.
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Illinois political leaders speaks with the Illinois delegation of Democrats Sunday.
The top Democrats in Illinois pledged their support of their party’s presidential ticket Sunday in a 90-minute Zoom call that called for unity and warned of the threat posed by a potential second term of President Donald Trump. -
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A coalition of Democrats unveiled nine reform proposals they hope will be included in an ethics commission report in November.
A group of Democratic state lawmakers announced a set of ethics reform proposals Thursday but were adamant to say it was not directly in response to a bribery scheme that federal prosecutors say allegedly involves House Speaker Michael Madigan. -
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Businesses in Illinois will be fined up to $2,500 if they violate the state’s mask mandate.
An administrative rule that gives the state power to fine business owners who don't mandate mask use is being seen by some as an overreach, especially at a time of economic uncertainty. However, Gov. JB Pritzker says the added penalties are necessary when public health data shows the state could soon become a hotspot for the virus. -
A class action lawsuit filed Monday against Commonwealth Edison and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was the third in three weeks in connection to the state’s biggest utility being embroiled in an alleged pay-for-play scheme to influence legislation.
