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Roll Call: Ortiz votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Aaron Ortiz (D-1) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Mah votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Arroyo votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-3) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Ramirez votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-4) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Robinson votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Lamont J. Robinson Jr. (D-5) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Harper votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Ford votes for allowing teachers to “spike” their pensions
State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8) on May 31 voted for a $40 million budget package that included a hidden gem for teachers -- the removal of a 3 percent cap on end-of-career pension spiking for Illinois educators.
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Roll Call: Sandoval did not vote for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Sen. Martin A. Sandoval (D-11) on May 31 did not cast a vote for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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Roll Call: Lilly votes for abortion rights bill
Illinois state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78) on May 28 voted for a measure that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s abortion laws.
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House bill seeks $33 million for Census Grant Program Act
A bill that would allocate funds to local governments and nonprofit groups in hopes of accumulating the most accurate census data has been assigned to the House Appropriations-General Services Committee.
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From Prairie State Wire
Ideas Illinois chair: Legislators should release their own tax returns
Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.
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Kessem: I would have wasted my time in Springfield if I'd won
Ammie Kessem, a Republican who lost her bid to represent the 19th District in the Illinois House of Representatives, argues that the easy passage of Senate Bill 3531 during the legislature’s lame duck session demonstrates just how the state is fast on the road to nowhere.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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Kessem: Tax reform, strong leadership lacking in Springfield
Ammie Kessem, a Republican state House candidate, says Tuesday's election is about leadership, or lack thereof, in Springfield. She’s running against incumbent state Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) in District 19.
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Fate of Law Enforcement Gang Database Acts up in the air
SB275, also known as the Law Enforcement Gang Database Act, passed the Senate with a vote of 30-19 on May 31, but then was left to linger as Illinois' spring legislative session came to an end.
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From Chambana Sun
Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group touts 'groundbreaking' legislation
After 17 meetings, the Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group is setting new standards for state-funded schools.
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From Prairie State Wire
Bill that would bolster legislative inspector's ability to look into sexual harassment claims sent to Rauner
House majority leader Michael Madigan’s (D-Chicago) chief of staff, head political operative and appointed House leader have stepped down or been fired since being accused of sexual harassment in the past few months, making HB 138 more timely than ever.
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From Rock Island Today
Despite GOP's concerns, gun bill passes Senate
Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) rose during the May 30 Senate floor debate and argued against a firearm bill.
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From Prairie State Wire
Medical cannabis for short-term pain is questionable, some GOP lawmakers insist
A bill allowing for temporary access to medical cannabis in order to battle the opioid epidemic is in the hands of the governor.
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From Prairie State Wire
Despite GOP concerns, graduate research assistants one step closer to being able to unionize
A bill to amend the Illinois Labor Relations Act to allow graduate research assistants to unionize concerned three GOP lawmakers during the May 30 House floor debate.