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Latest ethics proposals focus on State Board of Elections

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Republican lawmakers added to their pile of recently-filed ethics legislation Wednesday, promoting two bills aimed at limiting conflicts of interest on the Illinois State Board of Elections. Sen. Dan McConchie unveiled Senate Bill 2300 during a Statehouse news conference. It would prohibit a member of the State Board of Elections from contributing to or being an officer of a state or federal political committee.

Insulin price cap, daylight saving time measures advance at Statehouse

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Legislation aimed at capping the out-of-pocket costs of prescription insulin for those with state-regulated health care plans passed a House committee Tuesday with bipartisan support and a 13-2 favorable roll call. Also, a bill that would put Illinois permanently in Central Daylight Time passed the Senate with broad support, but its sponsor said the bill couldn’t take effect...

House GOP pushes once again for ‘urgent’ ethics overhauls

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Illinois House Republicans continued to push for quick movement on a package of legislative ethics reforms Tuesday despite no indication from House Democratic leadership that the initiatives will...

Bills letting students leave school to vote, lifting driver’s license suspensions will head to governor

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will soon have more bills to consider signing after the Illinois House this week approved three measures which had already passed in the Senate. They affect student access to...

Added ethylene oxide regulations clear House, await changes in Senate

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

A strict ethylene oxide regulatory bill passed the state House Wednesday with no votes to spare and promises of further discussion and potential amendments in the Senate. Just one...

College athletes endorsement bill heads to Senate with bipartisan support

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

A bill allowing college athletes in Illinois to be paid for the use of their image, name and likeness passed the state House Wednesday with broad bipartisan support after lengthy debate. Rep....

For now, little power behind push by clean energy advocates

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Hundreds of clean energy advocates gathered Tuesday at the Capitol to show support for the Clean Energy Jobs Act, a carbon-cutting reform package that has stalled at the state government level...

NCAA calls for schools to allow student-athletes to profit from their likeness

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

On the same day a bill allowing college student-athletes to profit from the use of their name or likeness passed an Illinois House committee Tuesday, the governing body that oversees most...

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Latest ethics proposals focus on State Board of Elections

Insulin price cap, daylight saving time measures advance at Statehouse