Madigan Supports Pritzker On Taxes, Marijuana
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he expects to work “very well” with Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker and will support two of Pritzker’s major proposals.
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Lincoln Museum Foundation Asks State For Help In Paying Off Debt
The foundation set up to support Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has been struggling with debt. Tuesday, officials from the group asked Illinois lawmakers for help.
Barickman: Republicans Split On Legalizing Marijuana
The sticking points for how to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois are getting a lot less sticky. That’s according to state Sen. Jason Barickman, a Bloomington Republican who said he wants a “seat at the table” when Governor-elect JB Pritzker and Democratic lawmakers raise the issue again in 2019.
U Of I To Present Plans For Solar Farm Bordering Savoy
The University of Illinois is planning a second solar farm on its Urbana campus that will be triple the size of the first one.
A Pritzker Administration Preview; Illinois Sex Ed Laws; Former EU Parliament Member Robert Evans
On The 21st: Illinois law requires that all sex ed course material must “teach honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.” What might that mean for LGBT youth? Plus, Robert Evans, a former member of the European Parliament, joins us. But first, in two months JB Pritzker becomes our next governor. He takes office with a Democratic supermajority in the statehouse. We’ll take a look at what’s next in Springfield.
