Peter Hancock
Capitol News Illinois
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Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study findsSep 02, 2026 4:07 pm - Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending changes in Medicaid rules that limit states’ ability to direct higher reimbursement payments to facilities that serve the most vulnerable populations.
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Judge denies Trump administration access to Illinois voter dataAug 03, 2026 1:48 pm - A federal judge has ruled that Illinois is not required to hand over its complete, unredacted voter registration data, including sensitive personal information, to the Trump administration.
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Illinois election authorities say checks in place to prevent non-citizen votingJul 26, 2026 3:21 pm - Illinois election officials believe the state’s voter registration rolls are accurate and up to date, and that safeguards are in place to prevent non-U.S. citizens from inadvertently becoming registered to vote.
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As Illinois enters 10th year under Evidence-Based Funding model, equity remains an elusive goalJul 09, 2026 1:04 pm - Illinois has made progress in recent years boosting funding for schools that serve some of the state’s poorest communities and leveling out some, but not all, of the wealth-based disparities in per-pupil instructional spending.
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10,000 Illinois noncitizens to lose Medicaid coverage due to federal changesJun 12, 2026 12:48 pm - A bill that will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk will officially remove an estimated 10,000 people from the state’s Medicaid program, leaving them without any form of health coverage.
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Illinois zeroes in on improving math education with ‘first-of-its-kind’ numeracy planJun 11, 2026 5:58 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state.
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Schools to get funding increase, but less than some had urgedJun 01, 2026 2:26 pm - Illinois lawmakers passed a budget Monday morning that includes a full $350 million increase in Evidence-Based Funding for public schools, money earmarked specifically for the neediest school districts in the state.
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Bills regulating insurance industry clear General Assembly, await Pritzker’s signatureMay 28, 2026 4:21 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker says he looks forward to signing a pair of bills that cleared the Illinois House on Wednesday giving the state Insurance Department authority to regulate premiums charged for automobile and homeowners insurance.
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Proposal to expand federal drug discount could cost Illinois millions, agency head saysMay 17, 2026 3:41 pm - A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the state of Illinois itself.
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DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens, documents suggestMay 04, 2026 5:08 pm - Trump administration lawsuits seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois and dozens of other states is part of a broader effort to purge state voter rolls of suspected noncitizens, according to documents filed recently in federal court in Springfield.
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