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    MAY 16, 2025
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    Governor's budget office’s revised revenue projection shorts the proposed budget by $500 million

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    The House Revenue & Finance Committee meets Thursday in Springfield. [BlueRoomStream]

    As deadlines approach to pass a new state budget, the governor’s budget office has lowered its revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2026.

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    MAY 15, 2025
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    Senate Executive Committee approves bills to expand abortions protections, limit crime-free housing ordinances

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    The Senate Executive Committee approved measures Wednesday to expand abortion protections in the state and prevent people getting evicted for calling 911. 

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    MAY 15, 2025
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    ISBE approves proposal to unify proficiency standards, hears policy recommendation from students on mental health, advanced course placement

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    During their May meeting, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) approved unified standards for determining student proficiency and heard policy recommendations from Illinois students.

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    MAY 14, 2025
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    Illinois sues Trump administration after threat to cut transportation, FEMA funding over immigration enforcement

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    Illinois is joining two lawsuits to preemptively stop the Trump administration from ceasing emergency response and infrastructure funding for states who do not assist with federal immigration enforcement. 

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    MAY 14, 2025
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    Illinois farmers struggle to stay afloat as federal trade policies create uncertainty

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    Already facing decreased revenue in recent years, federal trade policies present a threat to Illinois farmers trying to stay afloat. 

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    MAY 13, 2025
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    Raoul pushes legality of DEI in Illinois as federal government looks to roll policies back

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    Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and California Attorney General Rob Bonta speak at a webinar in support of DEI programs Monday. [Zoom]

    Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a panel Monday to push the legality of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the face of federal action attempting to outlaw them. 

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    MAY 12, 2025
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    Bills to prohibit car searches solely based on cannabis odor, make xylazine a controlled substance clear Illinois House committee

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    A measure to prohibit law enforcement from detaining someone based solely on the smell of cannabis passed the House Judiciary Criminal Committee Friday [Chmee2, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons]

    The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee passed bills to add a veterinary drug to the controlled substance list and prohibit law enforcement from stopping or detaining someone based solely on the smell of cannabis in their car. 

  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 09, 2025
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    Illinois Senate approves bills to ban ‘junk’ fees, hasten IDOT land acquisition

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    Ahead of a Friday deadline, the Illinois Senate voted Thursday to pass measures to streamline road construction land acquisition and ban “junk” fees. 

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    MAY 08, 2025
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    Negotiations for bill expanding Illinois gun storage laws are ongoing as measure is heard in committee

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    The Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee met Wednesday to hear subject matter on a bill to expand gun storage requirements. 

  • Camryn Cutinello
    MAY 08, 2025

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    Illinois House committee approves classroom cellphone ban

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    The Illinois House Education Policy Committee on Wednesday approved an initiative of the governor to ban cell phones in Illinois classrooms.  

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