Articles filed under Capitol News Illinois
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Legislative revenue estimate more than $700 million lower than Pritzker’s proposed budgetMar 08, 2025 4:00 am - Lawmakers project $737 million less revenue than Governor Pritzker for next fiscal year, raising questions during budget negotiations.
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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroomMar 07, 2025 6:41 am - Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction.
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High school student helps draft bill to put opioid overdose meds in Illinois librariesMar 06, 2025 6:38 pm - Jordan Henry, a senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, is working with her local state representative on a bill that would require public libraries to keep on hand medications that can reverse an opioid overdose.
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With electricity price spikes coming, environmental and industry groups pitch reformMar 06, 2025 3:26 pm - Illinois faces potential energy shortfalls and all-but-guaranteed price spikes for northern Illinois this summer, consumer and environmental advocates say.
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Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of home schoolingMar 04, 2025 9:46 am - A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who home-school their children, a response to concerns that the state does little to ensure these students receive an education and are protected from harm.
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Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyersMar 03, 2025 9:49 am - As the cost of housing continues to rise, Illinois real estate agents are pushing legislation to make it easier for first-time homebuyers to save for a down payment.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois health care programs for noncitizens greatly exceeded cost estimates, auditors say, with actual spending hitting $1.6 billion through summer 2022.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Terminally ill patients beg lawmakers to legalize self-administered "peaceful death." But disability advocates fear the vulnerable are being pushed toward it.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Trump's new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China could impact Illinois revenue and raise costs for consumers, as the state receives over $125 billion in imports from those countries.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - A scholarship aimed at increasing teacher diversity faces lawsuit alleging it unconstitutionally limits eligibility by race, though state lawmakers passed resolution urging its continuation.