Rauner vetoes bill imposing new trampoline regulations 08/28/2017 A bill Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed Aug. 25 would have imposed new regulations and fees upon businesses to enforce trampoline safety measures. TAGS: Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act, Department of Labor, Elaine Nekritz, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, regulations, Robert Martwick, Robyn Gabel, Trampoline Court Safety Fund
Illinois schools are top heavy, and it’s crushing the classroom By Austin Berg 08/24/2017 Illinois school districts spent $1 billion on district-level administration in fiscal year 2014 – more than any other state. TAGS: consolidation, education, school district consolidation
New bill would outlaw Cook County soda tax By Brendan Bakala 08/15/2017 House Bill 4082 would ban Illinois home rule counties from levying taxes on sweetened drinks by volume sold. TAGS: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, sugar tax
Rauner education funding changes bring $1.4M more to Sente’s school districts By Ted Dabrowski 08/14/2017 Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts. TAGS: Carol Sente, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1
Illinois Senate votes to revive EDGE business tax credit program By Brendan Bakala 08/14/2017 House Bill 162 would bring back Illinois’ Economic Development for a Growing Economy tax credit program. TAGS: cronyism, EDGE: Economic Development for a Growing Economy, jobs, tax credits
Rauner education funding changes bring $3.1M more to Conroy’s school districts By Ted Dabrowski 08/12/2017 Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts. TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Deb Conroy, education, Senate Bill 1
Illinois House Speaker Madigan now the longest-serving state House speaker in U.S. history By Austin Berg 08/10/2017 Madigan has now controlled his chamber as speaker for more than 11,900 days. TAGS: Mike Madigan, term limits
Madigan breaks record as longest-serving House speaker in modern history By Austin Berg 08/08/2017 The speaker’s prowess for political longevity is unmatched in modern America. TAGS: Mike Madigan
Illinois’ gubernatorial veto procedures By Matt Paprocki 08/02/2017 The governor can exercise the veto power in four different ways: a total veto, an amendatory veto, an item veto and a reduction veto. TAGS: veto
Chicago Public Schools bailout threatens 20 Metro East schools from opening on time By Eric Kohn 07/28/2017 Twenty school districts in the Metro East rely on the state for 30 percent or more of their total revenue. TAGS: budget, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Senate Bill 1