2020 Could Have School Districts Seeing Red
Between a new state pension plan and Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the Democrats' school funding plan, some school districts would be in for a big hit in July 2020.
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Urbana School Supt. & Local Democratic Lawmakers Call For Override To Ensure School Funding
Democrats have kept up a steady attack on Governor Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1, their education funding reform bill. And at a news conference in Urbana Thursday, they spelled out some of their complaints --- and their worst fear, that the state would enter the new school year with no state funding for public schools.
Civil Forfeiture Laws; College Summer Reading; Transgender Veterans Speak Out
On the 21st: We learned about a proposed bill that would limit the use of property confiscation by police. Plus, we discussed books Illinois colleges are assigning incoming freshmen and heard transgender military members' responses to President Trump's comments about potentially banning them from service.
Avery Announces Candidacy For Lieutenant Governor
Current Champaign County NAACP President and former Champaign County Board Chair Patricia Avery announced her candidacy for Illinois Lieutenant Governor Thursday, running with Democratic candidate for governor Tio Hardiman.
Rauner Defends SB1 Changes Affecting School Districts With TIF Districts Or Tax Caps
Governor Bruce Rauner is defending his changes to a school funding bill that would mean less state money for school districts that have TIF Districts or tax caps under PTELL.