Thursday, September 18, 2014

Income stagnant in Illinois

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The state’s median income has not increased since 2008, according to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. The median household income for ...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2014

State accepting patient applications for medical marijuana

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The Illinois department of Public Health began accepting applications from patients and caregivers for the medical marijuana pilot program t...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Some questions for our readers

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By Jamey Dunn  As you may have noticed, things have been pretty quiet here at the Illinois Issues blog. The cause for my lapse in posti...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Despite court rulings, Obamacare subsidies to continue in Illinois

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By Jamey Dunn Dueling court rulings handed down today put the future of a key piece of Obamacare into question, but for now, nothing will ...

Illinois ranks low in statehouse reporters per capita

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A recent study found that Illinois has fewer than one statehouse reporter for every 500,000 residents. The Pew Research Journalism project...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Statehouse news coverage in Illinois follows national trends

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By Jamey Dunn A new report on statehouse press corps found that as the number of full-time reporters shrinks, new media outlets and poli...
Thursday, July 03, 2014

Options for a pension reform Plan B may be limited

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By Jamey Dunn The Illinois Supreme court issued a ruling Thursday on state employee health care that bodes ill for supporters of the recen...
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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...