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How does seemingly popular legislation die at the Illinois capitol? Many ways -- here's one of them.
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
Description
Illinois lawmakers introduce thousands of bills every year – and sometimes one of them seems really popular.
People flood the capitol in support chanting and carrying signs, lawmakers are hashing it out with each other and meeting with constituents. It’s getting a lot of media coverage.
But even if the momentum seems there, sometimes the bill just dies – for any number of reasons.
WBEZ statehouse reporter Alex Degman gives us one example of how a bill moves and, sometimes, doesn't… as part of our Democracy Solutions Project.
HOST: DIXON