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News in brief: AFL-CIO backs Madigan; PTAB moving to online-only hearings -
The Illinois General Assembly will not meet next week for a previously scheduled veto session due to concerns over the rise of COVID-19.
Illinois lawmakers will not reconvene next week for their previously scheduled veto session, legislative officials said Tuesday, citing the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. -
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. -
News in brief: Pritzker announces new COVID-19 mitigations for 3 regions; unpaid bill backlog back up; Illinois joins national suicide prevention effort -
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
Although the winners of most legislative races have already been determined, elections officials across the state have reported thousands of returned mail ballots have yet to be counted. As such, the outcome of several legislative races remains up in the air. -
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. -
Madigan support among Democratic Party elders slipping; McConchie picked as next Senate Republican Leader; election officials validate use of Sharpies on ballots -
News in brief: Madigan investigative committee delayed; Brady won’t run again for Senate GOP leader
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NOV 05, 2020
When the dust largely finally settled on Tuesday’s general election, Illinois’ legislative races yielded little change in the composition of the state house, with unofficial results showing Democrats and Republicans each knocking off incumbents in the other party.
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