February 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation sponsored by House Deputy Majority Leader and Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, that would increase equity for low-income and minority students by expanding access to higher quality school meals across the state was approved by the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee this afternoon. The legislation, which has support from both […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) is backing legislation that would make permanent and modernize a tax credit that incentivizes manufacturers and other companies to invest in research and development projects in Illinois.   “Illinois manufacturers are constantly striving to bring new and better products to market. From innovative medical treatments to unique food products

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Corrections Lodge 263 President Scot Ward issued the following statement regarding House Bill 3564, the proposed Isolated Confinement Restriction Act, that would limit the time an inmate could be placed in restrictive housing to ten days during any 180-day period and would allow the inmate out-of-cell

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Tuesday afternoon, a meeting of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) met to vote on the latest version of COVID-19 mitigation rules for K-12 schools. The committee voted 9-0 to suspend the rules and prevent them from going into effect.   In response, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) offered the