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News from November 2017

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Illinois Joining Forces has a new executive director

By Christopher Mobley | Nov 28, 2017

The Illinois Joining Forces Foundation (IJF) board of directors recently said it hired retired Army Lt. Col. Jaime Martinez to be its executive director.

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Steans, Cassidy backing effort to legalize cannabis

By Angela Underwood | Nov 28, 2017

At a press conference Tuesday before a House and Senate joint committee hearing on the Economic Development and the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act in Chicago, Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) and Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) discussed decriminalizing marijuana.

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Ives slams Rauner for 'sanctuary state' legislation

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 28, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) recently issued a statement slamming Gov. Bruce Rauner for signing legislation making Illinois a “sanctuary state,” contrasting his support with the position of Virginia's Democratic Gov.-Elect Ralph Northam.

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Illinois moves to new open data management platform

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 28, 2017

The state of Illinois recently moved to an open data management platform, in line with state law and an executive order from Gov. Bruce Rauner, that will make it easier for residents to engage with government data, according to a release.

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Questions raised by items in Rauner campaign filings

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 28, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign filings show that the campaign has returned more than $50,000 to the state of Illinois over the past three years, according to an analysis by a citizen government oversight group, raising questions about where the funds came from.

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Homeowners group seeks tax cap on properties to help Illinois families

By Meg Shannon | Nov 28, 2017

Tax relief may not on the horizon for some residents in Cook and collar counties under proposed tax legislation because Illinois has some of the highest tax rates in the country, according to the Homeowners Defense Association.

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Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt nears $17 billion

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2017

Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt ticked closer to $17 billion earlier this month, unchartered waters even for the long cash-strapped state.

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Harold says 16,000 signed her petitions for attorney general run

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 28, 2017

Attorney general candidate Erika Harold said she recently filed her candidacy petitions, on which she gathered significantly more than the minimum number of signatures required to be eligible for the Republican primary ballot.

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Property owners affected by July floods now eligible for tax credit

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 28, 2017

Residents of counties declared state disaster areas because of July’s severe flooding are now able to claim a tax credit of up to $750 after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation that aims to help those affected by the storms recover.

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People want alternative to Rauner, Ives says

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is counting on voters remembering all the reasons that made them clamor for her to challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in the 2018 Republican primary in March.

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Effort to ban right-to-work zones 'sends wrong message,' Ives says

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 28, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) argues that Senate Bill 1905 rates as a one-of-a-kind bill for good reason. “It would be the first law ever that would criminalize the vote at the local level over policy issues,” Ives told the Prairie State Wire.

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Texas shooting should not fuel gun policies, Fox contributor says

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2017

Steve Cortes insists the circumstances of the tragic church shooting in Texas in early November in which 26 people died makes his decision about what side of the ledger he comes down on in the long simmering gun debate even easier.

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Apprenticeship programs a win-win for state, Rauner says

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2017

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) recently expressed its gratitude to those who thanklessly toil preparing the state’s next generation of industry leaders during National Apprenticeship Week.

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Taxes, laws blamed for keeping Illinois behind neighbors in manufacturing jobs

By Karen Kidd | Nov 27, 2017

Illinois is the odd-state-out in the Midwest where other states are experiencing a robust recovery in manufacturing jobs since the Great Recession's end, the head of a Springfield-based manufacturers advocacy group said during a recent interview.

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Ives collects nearly 13,000 signature to challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner.

By Hoang Tran | Nov 27, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is aiming for Gov. Bruce Rauner as she announced her plans to file as a candidate for governor in the 2018 Republican Primary.

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Madigan accused of lying when he said state ethics office was 'functioning'

By Justin Stoltzfus | Nov 27, 2017

As debate over reforms to deal with sexual harassment complaints swirled in Springfield, House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) appears to have clouded the issue by saying the process to investigate those complaints was

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Rauner pulls out as speaker at free market policy seminar

By W.J. Kennedy | Nov 27, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner appears to have abandoned any hope of salvaging support from Illinois conservatives during the course of his re-election bid.

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OPINION: State's business climate very bad

By Travis Akin, Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch | Nov 26, 2017

Indiana has dubbed itself a 'State that works.'

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Rauner signs law expanding investigative period for sexual harassment complaints

By Caitlin Nordahl | Nov 24, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner encouraged the General Assembly to take concrete steps to eliminate sexual harassment in the State Capitol as he signed House Bill 137, which will allow the legislative inspector general to investigate complaints past a one-year statute of limitation, a release from Rauner's office said.

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Firm with ties to Rauner's office lands $12M no-bid Medicaid deal

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 24, 2017

A consulting firm with direct ties to senior staffers in the office of Gov. Bruce Rauner has been awarded a $12.8 million Medicaid system contract without so much as putting up a bid.