Illinois General Assembly
Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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From Peoria Standard
Butler introduces Mulvaney family to the House
State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) had more than guests with him during the May 29 House floor debate.
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From Prairie State Wire
Breen and Bellock question partisan task force
During the May 28 House floor debate, state Reps. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) wanted to know why a Democrat-proposed task force was clearly partisan in membership.
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From Prairie State Wire
Having a professional license but not being a legal resident is absurd, according to three GOP lawmakers
After barely passing by five votes and pulled for consideration, a Democrat-sponsored bill debated on May 28 came back two days later and passed, but not without a heated GOP debate.
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Wojcicki Jimenez congratulates Grant Middle track and field team
Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (R-Leland Grove) issued a warning to the House floor.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois House approves spending of $635K on three "lactation and wellness" rooms at State Capitol
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 91-1 Friday to spend $635,570 to build three "lactation and wellness" rooms at the state capitol in Springfield.
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From Prairie State Wire
House committee passes bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams
With 11 yes votes, a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing on organized tackle football teams passed the House Mental Health Committee on Thursday.
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Rauner changes communication staff as part of rebranding
Gov. Bruce Rauner added several key communication personnel to his team on Monday, further shaking up his staff following a major political defeat when the Illinois General Assembly overrode his vetoes on a budget and spending plan.
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Budget described as no solution to Illinois insolvency
While state lawmakers ended a two-year budget impasse, the measures adopted by the Illinois Legislature will not fix the state's fiscal mess, an analyst who co-wrote a paper that places the state 49th in long-run solvency told the Sangamon Sun.
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More pressure on Mautino to resign after being slapped with $5,000 fine
Auditor General Frank Mautino was hit with a $5,000 penalty on Monday for violating a State Board of Elections (SBE) order that he disclose past financial dealings.
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Budget described as another possible dead body to mourn
It's hard to tell the difference between a seated Illinois General Assembly and one that's on a break, WCIA Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Maxwell said in a recent segment focused on a lack of new bills, characterizing the legislative accomplishments of the 100th General Assembly as “hardly anything at all."
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Bacon, milkweed take center stage on Illinois House floor
The state of Illinois has $13 billion in unpaid bills and an estimated $130 billion in pension liability, but that's not obvious when looking at legislation lawmakers have put forward in the House lately, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
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Cullerton, Democrats accuse Rauner of sabotaging controversial 'grand bargain' deal
Senate President John Cullerton and other top Democrats are accusing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner of working behind the scenes to sabotage the controversial proposed
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Democratic Senators criticize Rauner's budget address
With a level of partisan divide resembling the acrimony that has characterized Congress, Democrats in the General Assembly roundly dismissed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2017 budget proposal as more of the same tired rhetoric.
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Rauner provides budget address update
One day after his annual budget address before a joint session of the Illinois legislature, Gov. Bruce Rauner provided an update to his speech.
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Rauner lays out budget deal in joint session
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner urged approval of the budget plan in his speech before the General Assembly.
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Rauner: When wheels of government-reform efforts grind to halt, voters suffer
When members of the Illinois General Assembly return for the fall veto session, they should be prepared to vote on placing a constitutional amendment for term limits on the ballot and to create independently drawn legislative maps, Gov. Bruce Rauner said recently.
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Report: Illinois lawmakers' pay twice as high than in neighboring states
While Illinois lawmakers managed to agree on a Band-Aid solution for the state’s deep financial catastrophe, aside from a delay in their salaries, there haven’t been any financial repercussions for legislators failing to pass a full budget for fiscal year 2016.
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Rauner, GOP say stopgap budget the first step toward something greater
After months of disagreements regarding the state budget, Illinois lawmakers found themselves in a friendlier place after the General Assembly passed a stopgap budget late last week that will temporarily fund the state’s schools and basic human services through January.
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State GOP slams Democrats' lawsuit against map measure
Illinois Republican Party spokesman Steven Yaffe lashed out at House Speaker and Democratic Party Chairman Mike Madigan (D-Dist. 22) this week.
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Rauner urges legislators to do 'the right thing' and pass stopgap budget
As the fate of Illinois’ public schools and government-funded agencies continues to hang in limbo, Gov. Bruce Rauner is urging members of the General Assembly to come together to vote on an education bill and a stopgap budget to fund the state’s essential services over the next several months.