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Ban on ‘captive audience’ meetings, AI regulations among 466 bills to pass this session
By ALEX ABBEDUTO, COLE LONGCOR, & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bill banning what unions refer to as…
Legislature OKs $53.1B State Budget
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Lawmakers OK bill to require ‘faithful’ electors in 2024, loosen campaign finance rules
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — As the 2024 presidential election approaches, Illinois appears likely to join…
Budget negotiations will extend into next week as House leaves Springfield
By JERRY NOWICKI & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the General Assembly will go at…
Legislature OKs $53.1B State Budget
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News [email protected] After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority…
Lawmakers move to pause – then further regulate – carbon dioxide pipeline development
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – After state regulators rebuffed several proposed carbon transport projects over the…
Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Two days after the General Assembly was scheduled to adjourn its spring session,…
Prairie Band Potawatomi land deal clears Senate, will head back to House
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a step closer to acquiring…
Budget negotiations will extend into next week as House leaves Springfield
By JERRY NOWICKI & HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the General Assembly will go at…
Maternal health, abortion protection measures advance as session nears end
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] In the final days of their spring legislative session, Democrats in the General…
Health insurance changes targeting ‘utilization management,’ more will head to governor
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A package of health insurance reform measures that Gov. JB Pritzker…
Capitol Briefs: Measure targets ‘legacy’ admission at public universities
By DILPREET RAJU, COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Illinois lawmakers missed a self-imposed Friday deadline for…