Rauner Pledges Quick Action On $38B Budget Plan
The Illinois General Assembly has approved a budget for the state — and Governor Bruce Rauner is indicating he’ll “enact” it into law.
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Illinois Passes A Budget; Mortality Rates For Black Mothers And Infants; LGBT Pride In Southern IL
On the 21st: Our state government has agreed on a budget before the May 31 deadline. Earlier this morning before the House vote, we caught up with state political reporters and Senate President John Cullerton. Plus, why mortality rates for black mothers and infants are so much higher than their white counterparts. And, we speak with an organizer of the first LGBT Pride festival in southern Illinois.
Illinois Budget: Behavioral Health Services Could See Slight Rate Increase
Behavioral health service providers in Illinois would see a slight rate increase under the budget passed by the General Assembly today. But the CEO of a behavioral health provider association says the increases are small relative to the costs of providing the care.
After 46 Years, Illinois Ratifies ERA
The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution passed Congress in the 1970s. On Wednesday, Illinois made news by ratifying it — 46 years later.
Prairie Rivers Network Suing Dynegy To Clean Coal Ash Pits Along Vermilion River
A local environmental group is suing Dynegy to force the energy company to clean coal ash pits along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River west of Danville.