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GOP Reps. oppose bill amending Worker’s Compensation Act, urge a 'pause to get this right'
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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Halbrook sponsors resolution aimed at expanding Illinois students' educational opportunities
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) insists that his motivations for sponsoring House Resolution 0169 are simple.
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House passes bill to raise legal tobacco age to 21, decriminalize possession for those under 18
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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Bipartisan coalition Transform Illinois makes government consolidation a high priority for 2019
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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Education committee favorably recommends media literacy bill to House floor
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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Revenue estimates for FY 2020 indicate overall stability, if not significant growth
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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Ideas Illinois' Baise: Pritzker's tax proposal 'will destroy the Illinois economy'
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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Health care professionals present ideas on drug pricing to joint committee
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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House hears testimony on Sterigenics, ethylene oxide emissions in advance of proposed legislation
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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House committee recommends two school-related bills
The House Elementary & Secondary Education School Curriculum and Policies Committee voted to report favorably to the House about two bills on Thursday: House Bill 921 and House Bill 922.
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Progressive Caucus forms in Illinois House
A press conference was held Thursday to announce the formation of the official Progressive Caucus in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Bill hiking minimum wage passes House after Labor and Commerce Committee sends it along
The House Labor and Commerce Committee voted on Wednesday to send a bill to raising the minimum wage in the state to $15 per hour over six years to the House of Representatives, which approved it on Thursday.
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Minimum wage hike bill passes House
The House voted to pass the minimum wage bill Thursday evening, meaning the bill has now cleared both the House and the Senate.
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GOP denies Pritzker's claim of bipartisan support for minimum wage hike
The Illinois Republican Party is calling out Gov. J.B. Pritzker on his claim that he compromised with GOP lawmakers to raise the state's minimum wage, a claim the GOP said this week is not true.
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HB 181 calls for fining parents who bully their children
A bill that would amend the Illinois's criminal code to make parental bullying a crime has been assigned to the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee for further consideration.
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With House re-election, Madigan continues streak as nation's longest-serving speaker
State Rep. Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) was re-elected speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday.
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Skillicorn opposes proposed gas tax
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) is strongly against a proposed gas tax hike that would give Illinois the highest gas tax in the country.
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House authorizes review of African-American history curriculum in schools
The Illinois House of Representatives has approved the creation of a task force that will audit the teaching of African-American history in the state's public schools.
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Bill changing sunset on privatization of water systems passes House
A bill that changes the sunset date on previous legislation that involves the privatization of public water systems has passed in the Illinois House of Representatives.
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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.