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Recent News About Illinois General Assembly
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Victims advocate on bill allowing illegal immigrants to work as driver instructors: ‘It’s even beyond nonsense’
Governor J.B. Pritzker is reportedly considering legislation that would allow illegal immigrants with temporary driver’s licenses to work as certified driving instructors in Illinois, a proposal critics say could violate federal law.
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Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse study: Democratic leaders in Springfield receive millions in political donations from the plaintiffs’ bar
Democratic leaders in Springfield are the beneficiaries of millions in political donations from the plaintiffs’ bar, while the Republicans, in the minority in both the House and Senate, habitually receive nothing, a newly released study by the Illinois branch of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) shows.
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Permanent fundings sought for community-based public safety act; supporters insist it’s working
Edward McBride was recently in Springfield lobbying for permanent funding in the 2025 budget for the Reimagine Public Safety Act
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North Side State Rep. Cassidy proposes income tax cut for Illinois abortion, child mutilation providers, school porn teachers
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) believes Illinois doctors performing abortions or so-called “sex change” surgery on children, and teachers who assign pornography to students, should pay less state income tax.
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Cashless bail transition will be a bumpy one: Sheriff’s Association
The cashless bail era in Illinois begins on September 18, and the transition to first such statewide bail system in the country “won’t be the smooth as advocates hope,” Jim Kaitschuk, Executive Director of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, told Chicago City Wire.
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Franzblau : 'If you pay a public official money in exchange for an official act, it is a bribe’
James Weiss has been convicted on charges of bribing state legislators.
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GOP: ‘Jones III was indicted for taking a $5,000 bribe from a red-light camera company’
State Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) was recently highlighted by the Illinois Republican Party Facebook group as it unveiled its “Continuing Corruption” series detailing state corruption.
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New law limiting legal challenges to state laws and executive orders unconstitutional on many fronts: legal expert
Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed this week that limits challenges to his and the General Assembly’s Democratic agenda to circuit courts in Cook (Chicago) and Sangamon (Springfield) Counties is in direct violation of the Illinois Constitution on at least two fronts, Jacob Heubert, President of the Chicago-based Liberty Justice Center (LJC), tells Chicago City Wire.
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Proft: ‘Privately-funded tax credit scholarships aren't in the budget’
Radio host Dan Proft is questioning how the Catholic church will react to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s comments noting the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program is not included in the latest budget.
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GOP public safety bills face big challenge in legislature, but future of Chicago - entire state - may depend on them
House Republicans face a herculean task of moving a package of public safety bills recently introduced in a legislature where the Democrats, who late last year approved the controversial SAFE-T Act, have a super majority in both chambers.
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Sheriffs consistent in opposition to ban of so-called assault weapons says Second Amendment advocate
A leading guns rights advocate has taken issued with a Chicago Tribune story saying that the Illinois Sherriff Association has flipped its position regarding the new law banning so-called assault weapons.
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Carter: ‘If Harris thinks this belongs at any level anywhere in public school education, he ought to resign’
Activist Jeffrey Carter is calling on Illinois House Majority Leader to resign if he supports pornography in schools.
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Kessem pans Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy sex education overhaul 'that 70% of Illinoisans are opposed to'
Republican Committeeman Ammie Kessem wants parents to know how they can still take a stand against the Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act that seeks to alter sex education in Illinois schools.
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Common Cause: Redistricting 'will set the tone for the next decade'
The time has come for this decade's redrawing of Illinois' legislative district borders.
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Pritzker, General Assembly attempting to reverse federal tax relief
Legislators in the Illinois General Assembly are utilizing a shell bill in an attempt to reverse tax relief from the federal government.
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James Durkin earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
James Durkin was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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William Brady earns $96,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
William Brady was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Dave Syverson earns $89,500 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Dave Syverson was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Norine Hammond earns $86,900 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Norine Hammond was ranked in the 82nd percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Daniel Brady earns $88,700 working for the Illinois General Assembly during 2019
Daniel Brady was ranked in the 84th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.