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Illinois State Senate News
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Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has been very vocal about her dislike of tax increment financing (TIF) extension legislation.
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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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A Senate bill that would have changed the sunset date on previous legislation involving the privatization of public water systems was removed from the record Nov. 15.
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Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker announced the creation of a committee that he said will be one of the first transition working committees at a press conference last week.
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Democrats strengthened their grip on the Illinois Senate by flipping several districts in a midterm election that saw turnout swell over what occurred in the 2014 midterm vote.
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Seven more Illinois Senate districts are battlegrounds for major-party candidates on Nov. 6 compared to what occurred in the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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The Senate subcommittee on Energy Innovation recently held a hearing within the energy sector regarding artificial intelligence (AI).
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Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) and some state representatives had a slew questions during a new firearm act debate.
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Allowing local school districts to deny charter school applications is not ideal, according to three GOP lawmakers.
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Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) said a line must be drawn when it comes to wage claim penalties.
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Teaching incarcerated individuals responsibility and being fair to Illinois taxpayers are key, according to Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford).
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Hans Zigmund, new director of Gov. Bruce Rauner's Office of Management and Budget, had more explaining to do to three Republican lawmakers.
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If Gov. Bruce Rauner signs off on HB4870, medical marijuana can be administered on school grounds.
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A Fayette County Precinct committeeman said he was "confused" by a "nomination process" in April that somehow led to a win for state Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) over Robert Winchester, the longtime incumbent in the race for Republican State Central Committeeman in the 15th Congressional District, according to an affidavit obtained by Prairie State Wire.
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Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Brad Cole had no problem telling senators he was not pleased with a proposal to continue cuts to local governments.
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Gun legislation vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner brought on a healthy debate May 16 to the Senate floor.
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A bill that would allow school board employees to carry a firearm while on the job has been referred to the Assignments Committee in the Senate.
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A proposal that would allow medical marijuana to be administered to students on school property is closer to becoming law in Illinois.
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Springfield District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill is admittedly frightened over her district's lack of funding.
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The practice known as offshoring, in which salaries of some government employees are paid out of other agencies’ budgets, is closer to becoming a practice of the past in the governor’s office following actions in the Senate on May 3.
