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Veto Session Preview
A pension consolidation proposal, some cleanup to legislation legalizing adult use recreational marijuana, and a bill to ban flavored tobacco and vap…
6 years, 4 months ago
Election Security 2020
The Illinois election system was the target of Russian hackers in 2016. Can that happen again in 2020? Matt Dietrich, spokesman for the Illinois Stat…
6 years, 5 months ago
Sandoval Probe, death penalty and insulin costs
The federal probe into Sen. Martin Sandoval heats up with the release of unredacted copies of the federal search warrant that was executed last month…
6 years, 5 months ago
Sandoval, Sterigenics and Paid College Athletes
Amid an FBI probe, Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on a state senator to step down as chairman of the Transportation Committee; Sterigenics says it will not…
6 years, 5 months ago
Illinois Supreme Court Circuit Riding
The Illinois Supreme Court took to the road to hear two cyber-related cases before a large audience at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey.
6 years, 6 months ago
Kids in Medicaid - Former lawmakers sue - Raoul fights opioids & tech
State officials plan to shift 74,000 of the state's most vulnerable children into a managed care Medicaid plan; two former lawmakers are suing the st…
6 years, 6 months ago
Final Flurry of Bill Signings and Look-Ahead to Veto Session
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 591 bills into law during his first year as governor, including a flurry of bills leading up to the deadline. Now attention…
6 years, 6 months ago
Madigan Report, Bill Signings and a Rare Veto
Roundtable discussion of the culture of bullying and harassment in House Speaker Michael Madigan's office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signing of protection…
6 years, 6 months ago
Democrats, Republicans and the Illinois State Fair
After one of the most significant legislative sessions in recent memory, Illinois Democrats and Republicans gathered in Springfield this week to begi…
6 years, 7 months ago
State Government and the Economy
Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, talks about the state of the economy, whether state government is helping or hurt…
6 years, 7 months ago