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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Lauren N. Johnson Illinois may be getting five more casinos, and horse racing tracks in the state could soon begin installing slot machines under a proposal that lawmakers sent to the governor this evening. Senate Bill 744 (amendments 1 through 7), spo...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn Senate Democrats sent a proposed map of congressional districts to Gov. Pat Quinn, while Republicans decried the process as partisan and unfair to the state’s Latino community. Democrats lost five congressional seats in the last gener...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn Senate Democrats approved the House’s budget proposal today along with a plan to try to push House members to tack additional spending onto the budget bills they have already approved.The House budget plan that the Senate sent to...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Lauren N. Johnson A gaming bill that calls for new casinos and video poker at horse racing tracks throughout the state could become the chosen method to pay down a portion of the state’s towering stack of overdue bills. Senate Bill 744 (amendmen...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn The two largest electric utilities in Illinois would have the opportunity to annually increase the rates they charge customers, under a plan approved today by the Illinois House that would require the companies to make billions of dolla...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn As lawmakers forge into the last few days of their spring session, they may soon be voting on dismantling the state’s workers’ compensation system, as well as putting off paying overdue bills even longer. The Illinois House tod...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn After months of negotiations among that failed powerful interest groups—and threats from lawmakers to completely dismantle the system—the Illinois Senate today passed a measure to overhaul workers’ compensation. “It’s a good day f...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn Illinois Democrats pushed their state legislative map through both chambers today as Republicans decried what they say was a lack of transparency in the redistricting process. “I believe the map is politically fair, but we certainly recogn...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Lauren N. Johnson and Jamey Dunn Illinois’ workers’ compensation system, which handles claims filed by injured employees, would be dismantled, and cases would go to circuit courts under a proposal that passed in the Illinois House today.Senate Bill...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn UPDATE MAY 27, 2011 Democrats released a proposed U.S. Congressional Map late last night. Democrats revealed a tweaked version of their proposal for a legislative map today, while Republicans unveiled a map that they say was drawn without p...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn Democrats revealed a tweaked version of their proposal for a legislative map today, while Republicans unveiled a map that they say was drawn without political considerations but which may only serve as fodder for a future legal challeng...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn Democrats revealed a tweaked version of their proposal for a legislative map today, while Republicans unveiled a map that they say was drawn without political considerations but which may only serve as fodder for a future legal challeng...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Lauren N. Johnson with Jamey Dunn contributing Current state employees may pay more for retirement benefits or be forced to change them if enough lawmakers can bring themselves to cast a vote that even supporters agree will be political...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn and Lauren N. Johnson With less than a week before their adjournment deadline, Illinois lawmakers are making final attempts to get several large proposals passed in the last days of regular session. Pension benefitsHouse Minority Tom Cross s...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey DunnA legislative map proposed by Illinois Democrats would violate the rights of Hispanic voters, according to one Latino legal organization. A representative of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) said the ma...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn The Illinois House approved a bill today aimed at solving a legal dispute over beer distribution, but some small brewers say the measure would stifle growth in their industry. A federal judge ruled that Illinois must revamp its policy f...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn Minority groups had mixed reactions to the Senate Democrat’s proposed legislative map as reform organizations called today for more time and information to review the plan. Senate Democrats released their proposal for new legislative ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Jamey Dunn The Illinois House released its proposed legislative map today as Republicans decried what they saw as a lack of transparency in the redistricting process. Watchers of Illinois politics got a brief chance to peruse proposed legislative distr...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Lauren N. Johnson On the same day Gov. Pat Quinn appointed a new chair of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, some lawmakers are calling for prepaid tuition to be removed from the commission’s control. Rep. Jim Durkin, a Western Springs Repub...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 8 months ago.
By Lauren N. Johnson On the same day Gov. Pat Quinn appointed a new chair of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, some lawmakers are calling for prepaid tuition to be removed from the commission’s control. Rep. Jim Durkin, a Western Springs Repub...
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