Bills to quash Post Office convictions and provide compensation for blood scandal victims were approved.
The fix was needed because a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year declared the state's current system unconstitutional.
(The Center Square) – The Mahomet Aquifer may have a carbon pipeline drill right above it if Senate Bill 1289 is enacted by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Legislators are concerned the drinking water could be compromised if there’s a pipeline rupture. The bill’s sponsor said there are additional steps needed in order to get a pipeline approved to go over an aquifer. In the final few days of legislative session in Springfield, state Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago,...
(The Center Square) – A public awareness campaign is under way to inform parents that Illinois is the only state with a law guaranteeing access to plant-based lunches in public schools.
The Illinois Senate has passed a $53 billion state budget. Lawmakers spent hours discussing the plan, wrapping up late Sunday night.
Illinois Democrats are pushing a bill that will change how criminals are described in state laws and codes with a proposal that would end the use of the word "offender" and replace it with the term "justice-impacted individual."
The Louisiana Senate gave final approval to the state's version of the controversial "Don't Say Gay' bill that would ban teachers from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation. Teachers would also be barred from talking about their own identities.
Also in today’s episode, the search continues for two missing Boundary Waters paddlers.
Two years after a young mother from New York was stabbed to death by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, state lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at closing the dangerous loophole that led to her killing. On Tuesday, May 21, the New York Assembly passed “Melanie’s Law,” allowing judges to expand orders of protection for immediate family members or household members of named victims of domestic violence, regardless of their age. The legislation is named after Melanie Chianese, who was stabbed to...
Law enforcement honored Law enforcement officials from around Illinois honored the acts of heroism performed by police officers during the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor ceremony Monday in Springfield. Thirteen officers from four agencies received the Medal of Honor for their brave and sacrificial service to the citizens of Illinois. Seven officers from the Belvidere Police Department were honored for their response to a collapsed theater from a tornado. ...
COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives has unanimously approved House Bill 37, known as Liv’s Law, aimed at increasing penalties for Aggravated Vehicular Homicides involving drunk drivers. This legislative initiative was led by State Representatives Mark Johnson (R-Chillicothe) and Kevin Miller (R-Newark). Liv’s Law, named after Olivia Wright, an Ohio native tragically killed in […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists and nine other organizations representing news media titles, journalists, and campaign groups, urged U.K. authorities on Tuesday to urgently repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which could force publishers to pay the costs of people who sue them — even if the outlet wins. Section 40,