Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers, advocates again call for affordable housing tax credit

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Housing advocates are renewing a push to fund a $20 million state affordable housing tax credit in the…

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Solar investments take center stage as questions loom on state’s renewable future

April 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Solar investments take center stage as questions loom on state’s renewable future

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] BOLINGBROOK – A manufacturer in the southwest suburbs of Chicago received $2.6 million from electric utility Commonwealth Edison…

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State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problems

April 18, 2024 / Comments Off on State Senate advances bill to ban food additives linked to health problems

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban four food additives that are found in common…

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Farmers clamored for the Right to Repair for years – Getting traction in John Deere’s home state

April 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Farmers clamored for the Right to Repair for years – Getting traction in John Deere’s home state

By Jennifer Bamberg, Investigate Midwest, Investigate MidwestOriginally published April 10, 2024 During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week…

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Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance

April 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance

By ALEX ABBEDUTO HANNAH MEISEL & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to create a new state agency to…

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Illinois Senate advances changes to state’s biometric privacy law after business groups split

April 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois Senate advances changes to state’s biometric privacy law after business groups split

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – It’s been more than a year since the Illinois Supreme Court “respectfully suggest(ed)” state lawmakers clarify…

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Giannoulias calls for disclosure of lobbyist contracts

April 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Giannoulias calls for disclosure of lobbyist contracts

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – For decades, lobbyists in the Illinois Statehouse have been required to report how much they spend…

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Lawmakers, cannabis industry calls for ban on ‘delta-8’ and other psychoactive hemp products

April 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Lawmakers, cannabis industry calls for ban on ‘delta-8’ and other psychoactive hemp products

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ largest cannabis business association is pushing to ban the sale of delta-8 THC, an increasingly…

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As state continues to inventory lead pipes, full replacement deadlines are decades away

April 12, 2024 / Comments Off on As state continues to inventory lead pipes, full replacement deadlines are decades away

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, when…

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Illinois Senate advances changes to state’s biometric privacy law after business groups split

April 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois Senate advances changes to state’s biometric privacy law after business groups split

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – It’s been more than a year since the Illinois Supreme Court “respectfully suggest(ed)” state lawmakers clarify…

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