Showing posts with label House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label House. Show all posts
Monday, September 23, 2013

Durkin steps in as House minority leader

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Jim Durkin officially took over as the Illinois House minority leader today.  House Republicans elected Durkin in August as their new le...
Saturday, June 01, 2013

Same-sex marriage isn't called for a House vote

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By Meredith Colias The spring legislative session ended in disappointment for gay rights advocates when the House failed to take a vote on...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

House passes the bulk of its budget

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By Jamey Dunn and Meredith Colias Illinois House Democrats passed several pieces of their budget today as Republicans bemoaned being cut o...
Thursday, May 02, 2013

Madigan: Same-sex marriage picking up some votes

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By Meredith Colias  After the Illinois House took up a major pension vote today, Speaker Michael Madigan told reporters that a bill to leg...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Legislative roundup

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By Jamey Dunn  The Illinois General Assembly had a busy week, as the House worked toward its Friday deadline for final votes on bills that...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Concealed-carry supporters hope for vote on Thursday

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By Jamey Dunn Supporters of concealed carry of firearms hope to pass a bill on Thursday after the House today rejected a proposal similar ...

House considers early childhood education

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By Meredith Colias The Illinois House today considered legislation that could shape the early childhood education of some students in the ...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013

House takes test votes on assault weapons ban

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois House took several votes on assault weapons bans today but did not approve a bill to send to the Senate. The ...

House preempts Quinn and approves a spending cap the day before his budget speech

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois House kicked off its budgeting process a day before Gov. Pat Quinn is scheduled to present his budget plan. T...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012

House members propose new plan for state employee pensions

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By Jamey Dunn A group of Illinois House members are pitching a new pension reform plan, which they say they hope will move stalled negatio...
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Indicted lawmaker unlikely to face House reprimand in the near future

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By Jamey Dunn There seems to be little appetite in the Illinois House to take any disciplinary action against indicted Chicago Democratic ...
Friday, July 01, 2011

Budget was a chamber vs. chamber battle

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By Jamey Dunn After Democratic and Republican leaders in the House aligned early on, the budgeting process for the new fiscal year that be...
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