Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Family Farms Courtesy of IRN
There is a bipartisan effort in Illinois aimed at preserving family farms in the event of a family member’s death.
The Family Farm Preservation Act in Read More.
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Rep. Severin Leads Bipartisan Coalition of Legislators and Educators Asking Governor Pritzker and IDPH to Allow 25 Percent Capacity at Extracurricular Events
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is leading a bipartisan coalition of legislators in requesting Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health loosen COVID-19 restrictions at K-12 extracurricular events to allow for 25% audience capacity.
The letter, which contains the signatures of... Read More.
Bipartisan Group of southern Illinois state Lawmakers Declare Region Southern Illinois Strong
A bipartisan group of southern Illinois state lawmakers have formed a nonprofit organization to give out grants to businesses there that are struggling amid the pandemic. Southern Illinois Strong is selling T-shirts in partnership with the Southern Illinois Community Foundation and will give the... Read More.
Gov. Rauner signs bipartisan legislation to ensure continued access to quality medical care for state’s most vulnerable
Governor Bruce Rauner signed bipartisan legislation today that protects safety net and rural hospitals while ensuring continued federal support for quality healthcare to more than three million Illinoisans.
Senate Bill 1773 ensures the state will continue to receive federal matching funds to offer services for... Read More.
Governor Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission Reaches Bipartisan Framework for School Funding Formula
Governor Bruce Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission today approved a framework that allows members of the General Assembly to create a new school funding formula.
“Illinois is another step closer to fixing our broken school funding system,” Governor Rauner said. “I applaud the Commission... Read More.
Governor Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission Reaches Bipartisan Framework for School Funding Formula
Governor Bruce Rauner’s Illinois School Funding Reform Commission today approved a framework that allows members of the General Assembly to create a new school funding formula.
“Illinois is another step closer to fixing our broken school funding system,” Governor Rauner said. “I applaud the Commission... Read More.
Governor Rauner Signs Bipartisan Legislation to Extend the Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit
Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Executive Director Audra Hamernik today applauded Governor Bruce Rauner for signing Senate Bill 2921, legislation that preserves an incentive for private investment in affordable housing throughout Illinois by extending the Affordable Housing Tax Credit for an additional five years.
“The... Read More.
Governor Rauner Signs Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Recidivism
Governor Bruce Rauner today, joined by Secretary of State Jesse White, Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago), Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles), Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-Chicago), and other elected officials at A Safe Haven in Chicago, signed Senate Bill 3368, legislation to ensure that... Read More.
Rauner Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Recidivism
Governor Bruce Rauner today applauded the General Assembly for approving bipartisan legislation to ensure that any person being released from the Department of Corrections (DOC) or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) has a valid state identification card upon release.
"In order to combat recidivism we... Read More.
STATEMENT FROM THE ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU REGARDING BIPARTISAN GMO LABELING LEGISLATION
The following is a statement from Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) President Richard Guebert, Jr., regarding the bipartisan Roberts-Stabenow GMO food labeling bill.
“More than 90 percent of the corn and soybeans produced in Illinois are genetically modified, a scientifically safe process that has allowed Illinois... Read More.