Springfield News
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Dr. Nia Heard-Garris encouraged a panel of state lawmakers on Monday to declare racism a public health crisis in Illinois
To begin addressing health inequities in Illinois, lawmakers should declare racism a public health crisis, a panel of legislators were told Monday. -
NOV 09, 2020
After the failure of Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, he is being pushed to extend a tax credit to help working-class residents.
After last week’s loss of Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal, one nonprofit organization is looking ahead by encouraging the state to expand a tax credit it says would help working-class Illinoisans. -
NOV 09, 2020
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Peter Hanna and Brad Cole were on opposite sides of a Thursday legislative discussion on qualified immunity.
As Illinois lawmakers consider legislation aimed at curbing qualified immunity for law enforcement, critics warned Thursday such a move would make it difficult to recruit police while advocates said it would increase accountability for bad actors. -
NOV 05, 2020
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NOV 05, 2020
Gov JB Pritzker warned of difficult decisions and “painful” budget cuts Wednesday after the defeat of his graduated income tax proposal.
Faced with the defeat of his graduated income tax proposal, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday issued a strong rebuke against Republicans and “special interests,” which he said were responsible for forcing the state to make difficult financial decisions in the days ahead. -
NOV 03, 2020
Proponents and opponents of Gov. JB Pritzker’s income tax amendment spent more than $36 million to air 50,000 ads on broadcast TV
More than two years after Gov. JB Pritzker campaigned on changing the state’s income tax system, Illinois voters have the opportunity to decide the fate of his proposal to replace the state’s flat-rate income tax with a graduated-rate structure.
