State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid

March 5, 2025 / Comments Off on State lawmakers brace for possible federal cuts to Medicaid

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Health care advocates, hospital officials and people who rely on Medicaid for their medical coverage warned state lawmakers Wednesday of…

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Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget

March 5, 2025 / Comments Off on Legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Pritzker’s proposed budget

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers’ projections for revenues in the coming year aren’t as high as Gov. JB Pritzker’s, raising questions about how much…

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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform

March 4, 2025 / Comments Off on With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reform

Capitol News Illinois Illinois faces potential energy shortfalls and all-but-guaranteed price spikes for northern Illinois this summer, consumer and environmental advocates say. Lawmakers and advocates…

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Trump Administration Ends Reimbursements for Illinois Food Programs

March 4, 2025 / Comments Off on Trump Administration Ends Reimbursements for Illinois Food Programs

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration has stopped reimbursing Illinois for a program designed to help farmers and supply fresh food to Illinois…

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Judge grants retrial on most bribery counts in ‘ComEd 4’ case nearly 2 years post-verdict

March 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Judge grants retrial on most bribery counts in ‘ComEd 4’ case nearly 2 years post-verdict

Capitol News Illinois A federal judge on Monday granted a partial retrial on several bribery counts in the case of four former executives and lobbyists…

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Accused Highland Park shooter pleads guilty

March 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Accused Highland Park shooter pleads guilty

Capitol News Illinois WAUKEGAN — Robert Crimo III, the man accused of carrying out a mass shooting in Highland Park in 2022 that left seven…

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Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of homeschooling

March 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of homeschooling

Capitol News Illinois A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who homeschool their children, a response to concerns that the state…

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Forgotten Black military heroes featured in Illinois State Museum exhibit

February 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Forgotten Black military heroes featured in Illinois State Museum exhibit

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – As Black History Month comes to an end, the Illinois State Museum this week honored Black Springfield residents who excelled…

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Supreme Court declines to review Carbondale abortion clinic ‘bubble zone’ ordinance

February 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Supreme Court declines to review Carbondale abortion clinic ‘bubble zone’ ordinance

Capitol News Illinois CARBONDALE — The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to review a case challenging a since-repealed Carbondale ordinance intended to create a…

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Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’

February 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Public transportation reform in the Chicago area is at the top of state lawmakers’ to-do list this spring, but exactly…

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