Raoul to U.S. EPA: Bolster national ethylene oxide emissions rules Raoul to U.S. EPA: Bolster national ethylene oxide emissions rules Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Illinois’ top lawyer has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enact more rigorous ethylene oxide emissions standards in the wake of public pressure on the General Assembly to consider stricter regulations.
UPDATED: Supreme Court Justice Thomas announces retirement UPDATED: Supreme Court Justice Thomas announces retirement Monday, February 10, 2020 Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas, a former placekicker with the Chicago Bears, will retire from his seat on the bench effective Feb. 29.
Committee presses for automatic voter registration answers Committee presses for automatic voter registration answers Wednesday, February 5, 2020 A programming error in Illinois’ automatic voter registration system that mistakenly enrolled more than 500 people was a “wakeup call,” the state’s top elections official... Read more
House bucks governor to OK reinstatement of tax break on aircraft parts House bucks governor to OK reinstatement of tax break on aircraft parts Tuesday, February 4, 2020 The Illinois House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to override the governor’s veto of legislation restoring and retroactively applying a tax break for aircraft parts. Read more
Comptroller, Treasurer talk state's fiscal state Comptroller, Treasurer talk state's fiscal state Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Capitol News Illinois spoke to the state's treasurer and comptroller, as well as one of the Senate GOP's top budgeteers about the state's fiscal shape. Read more
House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes House Republicans tie ethics reforms to redistricting changes Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Remodeling how Illinois’ political districts are drawn is the key to addressing the “dark cloud” of ethical violations hovering over state government, House Republican leaders... Read more
Pritzker presides in Senate presidential proceedings Pritzker presides in Senate presidential proceedings Sunday, January 19, 2020 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker assumed a ceremonial position Sunday as senators chose a new president. The governor, a Democrat, presided over the floor vote as legislators elected Democratic Sen. Don... Read more
Cullerton’s advice to new Senate president: Unify Cullerton’s advice to new Senate president: Unify Friday, January 17, 2020 The outgoing leader of Illinois’ Senate offered a piece of advice for whoever next assumes the position — “bring everyone together.” Senators will choose the... Read more