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Rep. Ford to pass bill allowing felons to run for public office
Photo Caption: REPRESENTATIVE LA SHAWN FORD (D-8th) (right) is introducing a bill that if passed would allow those convicted of...
Read morePritzker signs anti-book ban legislation
By Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois On Monday, June 12, 2023, Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation that seeks to protect...
Read moreDespite 17% raise in January, Illinois lawmakers get cost-of-living raise
Photo caption: The Illinois State Capitol May 2023 (Greg Bishop / The Center Square) By Kevin Bessler, The Center Square...
Read moreHate groups’ political influence growing, watchdog says
More than 1,200 hate and anti-government extremist groups were active across the United States in 2022, according to the Southern...
Read moreThe debt ceiling deal takes a bite out of health programs. It could have been much worse
By Julie Rovner, Indiana Capital Chroncle Policy analysts, Democrats, and Republicans dissatisfied with the deal agree: Federal health programs have...
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