In Springfield …
With only three weeks left before the scheduled May 31 adjournment of the Illinois General Assembly, there are three major issues still unresolved: the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, pension stabilization and Medicaid reform.
FY2013 Budget
The House Higher Education Appropriations Committee has been meeting frequently over the past several weeks to determine how to reduce...
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In Springfield …
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee voted to approve House Bill 3810, a bill that will eliminate the General Assembly Scholarship Program on Sept. 1, 2012.
Senate President John Cullerton, who had picked up sponsorship of this bill, testified that this program was good overall and that it had helped many very deserving students...
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In Springfield …
The majority of activity in both the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives last week and again this week will involve trying to move substantive bills through committees
The deadline to get bills out of committee is Friday, May 4.
House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 49 (HJRCA 49), sponsored by Speaker Michael Madigan,...
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Students from Illinois community colleges and universities convened in Springfield this week to urge members of the General Assembly to invest in their futures through support for Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants.
On Thursday, April 19, Gov. Pat Quinn told several hundred students gathered at the Lincoln statue on the Capitol grounds that “ …...
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In Springfield …
The Illinois General Assembly returns this week from a two-week spring break.
Lawmakers are now scheduled in weekly until they are expected to convene by May 31. If they go past this deadline, a super-majority is required to pass any bill.
Members of the Governor’s Work Group on Pension Reform is scheduled to release its...
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