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Attorney General Raoul’s Legislation To Hold Gun Industry Accountable For Unlawful Consumer Practices Headed To Governor’s Desk

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 22, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today applauded the Senate’s passage of his Firearm Industry Responsibility Act to hold the gun industry accountable for unlawful sales and marketing tactics. House Bill 218, sponsored by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, will next go to the governor for approval.

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Attorney General Raoul Applauds General Assembly Passage Of Legislation Increasing Oversight Of Health Care Market Consolidations

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 21, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of his legislation to increase oversight of health care transactions, namely mergers and acquisitions, that include health care facilities and large provider organizations, which can lead to higher prices for health care services while quality of care worsens or remains stagnant.

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Attorney General Raoul Applauds Senate Committee Passage Of Legislation To Hold Gun Industry Accountable For Unlawful Consumer Practices

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the Senate Executive Committee passage of his Firearm Industry Responsibility Act to hold the gun industry accountable for unlawful sales and marketing tactics.

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Durbin, Klobuchar Reintroduce Comprehensive Legislation To Address Threats Targeting Election Workers

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, reintroduced comprehensive legislation to address threats to election workers.

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Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Pleas In Fayette County Child Pornography Ring

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a Vandalia, Illinois couple pleaded guilty in Fayette County Circuit Court to possessing and disseminating child pornography. The 2021 case was a result of an investigation Raoul’s office conducted into an alleged child pornography ring operating in Fayette County and is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child pornography online.

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Fayette Avenue project in Effingham begins May 30

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the first phase will begin May 30 on the $21.8 million Fayette Avenue reconstruction and widening, a critical safety and capacity project through Effingham that languished for years before coming to life under Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. Connecting Interstate 70 to downtown Effingham, the new and improved Fayette Avenue will help reduce congestion along a busy commercial corridor, increase transportation options for residents and enhance local quality of life.

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Senate Confirms Anthony Johnstone To The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

Under The Leadership Of Chair Durbin, The Senate Has Confirmed 120 Judges To Lifetime Appointments On The Federal Bench During The Biden Administration

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Illinois GOP House members support extension request for ‘Invest in Kids’ Scholarship Fund’

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

With the Invest in Kids’ Scholarship Fund in danger of sunsetting several members of the Illinois General Assembly have banded together to add an extension to the program.

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Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea In Case Stemming From Ongoing Investigation Into Suburban Drug, Gun Activity

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a DuPage County man pleaded guilty to a weapons charge that was the result of an ongoing investigation involving illegal firearm and drug sales throughout several Chicagoland counties.

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Gov. Pritzker Statement on the House Passage of House Bill 218

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

Following the Senate passage of House Bill 218, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement:

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Duckworth, Durbin and Quigley Announce $200 Million for CTA Railcar Replacement

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) announced $200,000,000 in federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) railcar replacement efforts.

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Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Press Fda For Timely Implementation Of Ban On Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

.On The One-Year Anniversary Of FDA Announcement Of Proposed Rules To End The Sale Of Menthol As A Characterizing Flavor In Cigarettes And A Ban On All Flavors In Cigars, Lawmakers Remain Concerned About The Timing, Implementation, And Enforcement Of These Rules.

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Cassidy on opponents of bill to regulate pro-life pregnancy centers: 'To hear the party of government small enough to fit my uterus defend lies and deception is ridiculous'

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

The Illinois State House and Senate have approved SB1909, which gives the Attorney General authority to fine crisis pregnancy centers for deceptive practices.

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Attorney General Raoul Supports Federal Effort To Protect Transgender Athletes

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in support of robust anti-discrimination protections for transgender students. Raoul and the coalition submitted a comment letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing support for aspects of a proposed national rule that would prohibit schools from excluding transgender students from school sports at institutions that receive federal funding.

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Durbin Meets With Illinois J Street Members

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois and national members of J Street to discuss the U.S.-Israeli relationship and challenges in the region.

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Duckworth, Durbin, Budzinski Announce $196 Million For Metro East Rail Improvements

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced $196,296,401 in federal funding for the Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District for Metro railcar replacement.

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State of Illinois Launches Blue Collar Jobs Act Construction Tax Credits for Illinois Businesses

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the launch of the Blue Collar Jobs Act (BCJA) Tax Credit application for eligible companies. BCJA is a bipartisan legislative package designed to promote economic expansion and growth in Illinois by incentivizing construction projects. The legislation makes $20 million in tax credits available per year for eligible companies.

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Attorney General Raoul Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Preserve Consumer Protection Watchdog

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 16, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 24 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the court to overturn a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit decision that threatens the future operation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the viability of more than 10 years of the agency’s regulatory and enforcement actions.

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Illinois Review to Madigan: ‘Don’t expect anyone to protect you anymore — those days are over’

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 16, 2023

The Illinois Review is suggesting former House Speaker Michael Madigan seek a plea deal following the convictions of the ComEd Four.

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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Supreme Court Ethics Reform

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 16, 2023

.Durbin: “The Highest Court In The Land Should Not Have The Lowest Ethical Standards. That Reality Is Driving A Crisis In Public Confidence In The Supreme Court. The Status Quo Must Change.”