Vaping and other industry stakeholders opposing legislation banning flavored products said last week that the bill would have negative health and economic impacts.
October 28, 2019
| Relevance: 51%
Illinois’ new reproductive health-care law is a “blatant violation” of residents’ religious and conscience rights, a pro-life law firm official said.
October 23, 2019
| Relevance: 67%
A Republican lawmaker has filed legislation to reinstate the death penalty in Illinois, calling it an “effective tool” to dissuade violent crime.
October 14, 2019
| Relevance: 74%
California’s ability to regulate the pollution limits of cars and light trucks should not be limited by the federal government, Illinois’ top lawyer argued in a joint court filing Friday, because those standards positively impact the health of his constituents.
September 23, 2019
| Relevance: 74%
Illinois’ chief fiscal officer has a “clear duty” to pay lost wages to all members of the General Assembly affected by two statutes a Cook County judge ruled were unconstitutional, the attorney for two former Democratic state senators wrote in a court filing.
September 16, 2019
| Relevance: 56%
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ judicial branch will use its first budget increase in six years in part to alleviate costs paid by local governments, court officials said.
September 6, 2019
| Relevance: 100%
SPRINGFIELD — Health clinics overseen by Illinois organizations that opted not to receive federal family planning dollars may have to return or destroy contraception and other medication purchased at a discount.
July 31, 2019
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure that protects abortion rights in Illinois should Roe v. Wade be overturned at the federal level.
June 13, 2019
| Relevance: 79%
A measure that would rewrite Illinois’ abortion statute — the subject of monthslong debate among advocates on both sides but not lawmakers — is moving out of legislative limbo after months of inaction.
May 23, 2019
| Relevance: 78%
SPRINGFIELD — Is a line in Illinois’ Constitution instructing the General Assembly to pass a balanced budget a requirement, or a suggestion?
April 2, 2019
| Relevance: 56%