Archive for June 2025
Shield law, university admissions, foster placement bills clear General Assembly
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More than 150 bills moved through the General Assembly in the final week of the legislative session and will make their way to the governor, including measures touching on drug approval, college admissions and foster placement. House Bill 3637 aims to protect medical providers who prescribe drugs that were previously…
Read MoreAmid uncertainty in Washington, Illinois lawmakers pass slimmed-down Medicaid package
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Nearly every year, Illinois lawmakers pass a package of measures dealing with the state’s Medicaid program, the joint federal and state health care program that covers low-income individuals. Known as the Medicaid omnibus bill, it sometimes includes bold components, like a 2021 initiative that made millions of dollars available to…
Read MoreSenate’s transit funding, delivery tax proposal stalls in House
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – With public transit agencies in Chicagoland facing a fiscal cliff and the potential for thousands of layoffs, the state did not pass a bill that would have provided the agencies with potentially over $1 billion in new funding. A version of the bill passed in the Senate, sponsored by Sen.…
Read MoreNew taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses. The $55.2 billion spending plan is supported by $55.3 billion of revenue, including just over $1 billion…
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