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Luke Dean Niforatos fears what may happen to Illinois if supporters of marijuana legalization legislation have their way.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the introduction of a bill that would legalize marijuana in Illinois for adults 21 and older, but plenty of critics believe it would be a dangerously wrong turn for the state.
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The House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee heard testimony from a variety of panels about how to make a proposed sports betting bill work best for Illinois.
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Former Republican state representative Jeanne Ives of Wheaton thinks Democratic leaders in Springfield have completely lost sight of their priorities.
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A bill that doubles the fine for passing school buses when children are loading and unloading passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues to urge lawmakers to pass legislation allowing Illinoisans to vote on a graduated income tax instead of the current flat-tax structure.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now embarking on a final push toward generating all the support he can muster for his long-promoted progressive tax proposal.
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Several Republican members of the Illinois House spoke out in opposition of Gov. J.B. Prtizker's graduated income tax hike proposal on Tuesday, affirming the party's collective disapproval of the plan.
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Illinois House leaders held a Drug Affordability and Accessibility Committee hearing last week to discuss a package of four pending bills that could change the landscape of prescription drug pricing throughout the state.
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House Reps. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) and Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) held a press conference Tuesday to discuss the recent study by WalletHub that determined Illinois to have the highest overall taxes in the country.
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Several House Republicans spoke out Wednesday in support of a pro-life rally that took place at the state capitol in Springfield to protest two new Democratic abortion bills.
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Several House Republicans have voiced their opposition to a recently passed bill that amends the state’s Worker’s Compensation Act.
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State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) insists that his motivations for sponsoring House Resolution 0169 are simple.
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The Illinois House of Representatives passed legislation that will raise the legal age for tobacco-products purchase to 21, and decriminalize tobacco possession for those under the age of 18.
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An emerging bipartisan advocacy group that pushes for political reform in Illinois held a press conference on Wednesday to discuss its 2019 legislative agenda.
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The House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee will favorably report a bill to the House floor that would allow media literacy curriculum to be implemented in high schools across Illinois.
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The House Revenue and Finance Committee recently heard testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration regarding revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2020.
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Government watchdog group Ideas Illinois thinks voters should have serious questions for Gov. J.B. Pritzker when it comes to his jobs tax-rate proposal.
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SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House Insurance and Prescription Drug Affordability and Accessibility joint committee listened to testimony Friday on the rising cost of prescription drugs for some of the state's most vulnerable citizens.
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The House Environmental Committee heard testimony regarding ethylene oxide emissions and proposed legislation to ban them from the state on Tuesday.
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