Colleagues and constituents are remembering Sen. Bennett, 45, who succumbed to a brain tumor in early December.

State Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) joined The 21st to discuss cannabis policy, gun violence and improving community relations with law enforcement with guest host Lamont Holden. Bennett reached out to Holden after reading his essay about being Black in America.

State lawmakers in Springfield introduced legislation Thursday aimed at creating more renewable energy jobs and cutting carbon pollution entirely from the state’s power sector by 2030.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers representing Champaign County have put forward a package of five bills in the Illinois General Assembly they say will protect the Mahomet Aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for more than 500,000 people in the state.

Senator Scott Bennett and Representative Carol Ammons will host a town hall on marijuana legalization on Feb. 18, 2019. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Illinois Terminal in Champaign.