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The Illinois House also passed measures providing climate change-related professional development for teachers if funding is allocated; expanding pregnancy-related care, as well as adding transparency and reporting measures to prisoner medical release hearings.
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The U.S. Farm Bureau agreed not to support right to repair legislation in exchange for consumer repair diagnostics. Farmers and repair advocates say the tools fall short.
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Illinois’ primary election day is March 19, but early voting is already underway. Here is key information on how to vote and what to expect on your ballot.
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Consumer advocates are pushing for a change to state law that would bar utilities from collecting money from customers for those expenditures, liability insurance covering executives and for the cost associated with filing rate cases.
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Lawmakers to return to Capitol Nov. 7 to address lingering issues.
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Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them.
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Lawmakers will return to Springfield on April 18 for a final one-month stretch in which the measures can be amended, defeated or sent to the governor.
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Representatives were racing to beat a Friday deadline to get bills out of the chamber, with about two months left in the spring legislative session.
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Recently, Stuart had to cancel a “constituent coffee” event in Collinsville because of threats related to this bill.
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Ranked choice voting has a long history in U.S. elections at the municipal level. But it has become more widely adopted in modern times, including in several states and dozens of municipalities.