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State Rep. Dianne Pappas fails to follow up on castration remark
State Rep. Dianne Pappas (D-Itasca) has suddenly grown silent in the simmering debate over her recently reported comments about abortion and the Reproductive Health Act bill.
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Support builds for bill to change mental-health instruction in Illinois schools
A Democratic bill that would mandate changes to the way mental health is taught in Illinois has attracted nine co-sponsors and is poised for a third reading in the General Assembly.
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Stava-Murray and Naperville councilman off to rocky start
Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne says he has had about enough of his hometown's state representative, Anne Stava-Murray, who is a Democrat.
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Minimum wage hike could hurt workers with disabilities, says president of Ray Graham Association
Kim Zoeller wishes lawmakers in Springfield doggedly pushing for a minimum wage increase would see the same big picture she does.
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Wehrli wanted wording changed in minimum wage bill
Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) spoke out in opposition to a bill that would raise the minimum wage in Illinois on Wednesday during a House Labor and Commerce Committee hearing.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns
Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.
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Ives takes issue with efforts to control gun ownership
Jeanne Ives says that lawmakers in Springfield are focusing on all the wrong things in their attempts to curb Illinois’s rising gun violence.
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Ives blasts Rauner for last-minute veto
Jeanne Ives, a Republican and former state representative from Wheaton, frets over the way she thinks former Gov. Bruce Rauner spent his final hours in Springfield guided by personal feelings rather than sound politics.
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Jeanne Ives decries lame duck pay hike for bureaucrats
Former Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Republican of Wheaton, can barely count all the ways she stands in such stark opposition to the passage of Senate Bill 3531 during the legislature’s lame duck session.
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Holder says departing Rep. Jeanne Ives broke the mold
Babette Holder argues what made Jeanne Ives so special as a state representative that she never fit the mold.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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This week in Illinois history: Nov. 12-18
This week in Illinois history, learn about young Ronald Reagan's first persuasive speech, how a microbiologist discovered a third form of life, and how the state led efforts to end voter suppression schemes.
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In a first in Illinois, Lisle CUSD 202 may be required under new law to reduce property taxes
Lisle CUSD 202 is in line to be the first school district in the state required to reduce property taxes under a provision in the new education funding formula approved last year by the General Assembly.
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From Chicago City Wire
Fate of Law Enforcement Gang Database Acts up in the air
SB275, also known as the Law Enforcement Gang Database Act, passed the Senate with a vote of 30-19 on May 31, but then was left to linger as Illinois' spring legislative session came to an end.
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From Chambana Sun
Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group touts 'groundbreaking' legislation
After 17 meetings, the Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group is setting new standards for state-funded schools.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would bolster legislative inspector's ability to look into sexual harassment claims sent to Rauner
House majority leader Michael Madigan’s (D-Chicago) chief of staff, head political operative and appointed House leader have stepped down or been fired since being accused of sexual harassment in the past few months, making HB 138 more timely than ever.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would give AG more power pulled off House floor
A bill giving Attorney General Lisa Madigan more power was postponed for consideration after only passing by two votes.
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From Rock Island Today
Despite GOP's concerns, gun bill passes Senate
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) rose during the May 30 Senate floor debate and argued against a firearm bill.
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From Prairie State Wire
Medical cannabis for short-term pain is questionable, some GOP lawmakers insist
A bill allowing for temporary access to medical cannabis in order to battle the opioid epidemic is in the hands of the governor.
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From Will County Gazette
Batinick questions price tag of fire chief training bill
Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) questioned the cost of a bill that would increase the amount of training fire chiefs are required to have.