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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 12, 2018
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    Legislative Round-Up: ERA clears Senate, Quincy Bill and Net Neutrality move ahead in House

    In a bustling statehouse, lawmakers rushed legislation down the field in an effort to get bills passed before legislative deadlines hit in two weeks. Here are the Wednesday highlights.

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 11, 2018
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    There’s the rub: Masseurs say anti-trafficking stickers confuse customers, House panel votes to educate them

    In a Tuesday hearing before the Illinois House Human Services Committee, Crystal Lake Republican Rep. Barbara Wheeler held up a small black sticker containing just a few ways a person might identify or help a victim of sex trafficking.

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 10, 2018
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    Ives takes a shot at teachers as competency-based pilot looks to get off the ground

    Felice Hybert, the assistant superintendent for curriculum instruction at Kankakee School District 111, told lawmakers Monday her struggling schools are pushing to bring their education practices out of the industrial era, and their graduation rates out of the tank, with a community-focused practice that’s already showing results with some students.

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 09, 2018
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    House appropriations panel to continue education hearings

    The House Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee will meet today in room D-1 of the Stratton Building at 1 p.m. for a subject matter hearing on a range of education issues.

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 09, 2018

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    Gauging Committee Workload: With 234 bills posted for hearing across House committees today, we've charted the legislative traffic in a few handy charts

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 06, 2018
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    After 3-year cut, House panel clears bill to restore child care program funding

    A measure aiming to restore funding to Illinois’ Child Care Assistance Program cleared a House panel Wednesday in Chicago. Gov. Bruce Rauner has also requested a funding increase for the program in this year’s budget.

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 05, 2018
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    AG calls hospitals to the carpet over delays in sexual assault training, urges lawmakers to advance bill next week

    At a Chicago press conference Wednesday, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan voiced support for a bill requiring hospitals to ensure on-site Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, called SANE nurses, are available for patients.

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 05, 2018
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    Capitol Agenda: House panel weighs Medicaid expansion for DCFS wards; Elections Board budget before Senate panel; Debtor protections in House Judiciary

    House Approps looks at four Human Services bills to extend Medicaid to vulnerable groups; As State Board of Elections deals with AVR demands, Senate Approps takes up their FY19 budget; Federal rollbacks of debtor protections loom as House Judiciary hears state impact
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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 04, 2018
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    Capitol Agenda: AG rallies for sexual assault nurse training bill; Guzzardi rolls out Human Rights anti-harassment bill aimed at small shops

    State doesn't have enough trauma-trained nurses to handle child sexual assault; Following early session meetings with campaign workers, Guzzardi unveils bill to extend worker protections. 

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  • Rae Hodge
    APR 03, 2018
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    Capitol Agenda: Online sports betting talks begin; Election security update

    As online sports betting laws sweep through state legislatures, Illinois readies itself for a possible move; Election security updates from the State Board of Elections; Should a person be able to sue a state agency?
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