Illinois Senate

Dems block plan to pay Illinois Lottery winners

By Hilary Gowins

11/11/2015

Gov. Rauner and the Illinois House of Representatives support a bill to release lottery winnings, but Democratic leaders in the House and Senate are standing in the way. Now Illinois Lottery winners may not be paid until 2016.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, illinois lottery, John Cullerton

SB 1229 officially dead: Madigan’s defeat is Illinois taxpayers’ victory

By Heather Weiner

09/05/2015

On Sept. 2, the Illinois House of Representatives failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the government-worker union arbitration bill, and on Sept. 4, the deadline for doing so officially expired – a major defeat for House Speaker Mike Madigan.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Mike Madigan, SB 1229

Rauner signs “pass-through” legislation, Madigan spending attempt thwarted

By Austin Berg

08/21/2015

The bipartisan pass-through spending law will provide services to the state’s most vulnerable.

TAGS: budget

House rejects Madigan’s attempt to clog federal-funds pass-through bill

By Amy Korte, Heather Weiner

08/12/2015

Through this latest bit of gamesmanship, Madigan delayed the enactment of the state’s uncontroversial federal-funds pass-through legislation.

Rauner’s 4 reforms to keep child care subsidy afloat for low-income families

08/07/2015

Despite lacking a budget, Gov. Bruce Rauner is continuing CCAP for families currently receiving its services.

Illinois General Assembly ushers in crowdfunding revolution

By Michael Lucci

07/29/2015

With the governor’s signature, Illinois will become the most competitive state for crowdfunding in the country.

Madigan files, passes bill to nix lawmaker pay raises after blocking similar bill for weeks

By Austin Berg

07/28/2015

Amid the eighth week without a state budget, Illinois political gamesmanship rages on.

TAGS: budget, lawmaker pay

Despite Senate OKing one-month budget, Illinois no closer to a balanced budget

By Lara Forsythe

07/15/2015

Temporary, unbalanced budget now moves to the governor’s desk for approval – Rauner has said he will veto the measure.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, debt, spending

Proposed law could save terminally ill patients in Illinois

By Heather Weiner

04/19/2015

Right-to-Try laws empower patients whose lives are on the line.

TAGS: right to try

Illinois House passes nation’s most competitive crowdfunding rules

By Michael Lucci

04/17/2015

Illinois is poised to lead the crowdfunding revolution.

TAGS: crowdfunding, investment

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