Thursday, June 26, 2014

Legislative inaction threatens some corporate tax breaks

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By Caitlin Rydinsky After lawmakers were unable to agree on changes to the state’s business tax policies , some Illinois companies could l...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Rep. Derrick Smith convicted on corruption charges

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Chicago Democratic Rep. Derrick Smith was convicted of accepting a bribe in exchange for official duties. Smith was caught on tape as pa...
Monday, June 09, 2014

Illinois bans plastic microbeads

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By Caitlin Rydinsky  Illinois is the first state in the nation to ban potentially hazardous plastic beads from common hygiene products. ...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

End-of-session roundup

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By Jamey Dunn The fast pace of the end of the regular legislative session can make things kind of a blur, and much of the focus tends to f...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Efforts to change business tax climate fall short

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By Caitlin Rydinsky A last minute push to change a highly scrutinized tax credit used by large corporations failed to move forward in the ...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Budget postpones tax debate until after election

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By Jamey Dunn The Senate approved the budget bills passed by the House earlier this week, essentially delaying the debate over a tax incre...

House passes "mini" capital plan for roads and bridges

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By Jamey Dunn The House approved more than $1 billion in capital construction spending, the bulk of which would be spent by the Illinois D...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

House approves increased revenue estimate for next fiscal year

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By Jamey Dunn The House approved an increased estimate of the revenue the state will bring in next fiscal year. The new projection will m...

Committee evaluating business taxes releases report, but reaches no consensus

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By Caitlin Rydinsky A House committee released a report Wednesday evaluating the tax climate for business in the state, but the group stru...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

House votes to restore Medicaid cuts, pay old bills and fund construction projects

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois House voted Wednesday to restore several cuts to Medicaid and to tack more than $1 billion in spending onto the...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Senate approves changes to school funding formula, but House vote is unlikely

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By Caitlin Rydinsky A change to the way the state doles out school funding passed in the Senate today, but a House floor vote on the bill ...

Budget "middle road" paved with short-term fixes

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By Jamey Dunn The House passed what some have dubbed a “middle of the road” budget, which keeps many areas of state government funded at c...
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Sugary drink tax fizzles out

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By Caitlin Rydinsky  Another potential revenue source hit a wall at the Statehouse today as a House committee rejected a proposed tax on s...
Friday, May 23, 2014

House working on less severe tax-rollback budget plan

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By Jamey Dunn with Caitlin Rydinsky contributing  After an austere budget bill failed miserably on the House floor on Friday, House Speake...

Voters may get a say on millionaire tax

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By Caitlin Rydinsky The House voted Friday in favor of allowing Illinoisans to voice their opinion on the November ballot about a proposal...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Lawmakers weigh potential hazards against risk of stifling new technology

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By Caitlin Rydinsky  Faced with the rapid rate of technological development, lawmakers find themselves questioning how soon is too soon ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Madigan tells House committees to craft a tax-rollback budget

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By Jamey Dunn House Speaker Michael Madigan said Wednesday that a proposal to extend the current tax rates is short by nearly half the vot...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

House approves minimum wage ballot question

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By Jamey Dunn  The House passed legislation that would allow voters to weigh in on the state’s minimum wage. House Bill 3814 would place...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Madigan: tax extension is "significantly" short of votes needed to pass

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By Jamey Dunn with Caitlin Rydinksy contributing   House Speaker Michael Madigan said that an extension of the current income tax rates is...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

House approves budget bills without revenue source to cover costs

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By Jamey Dunn The House today approved budget bills for next fiscal year that would spend billions more than the amount of revenue the sta...
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