(The Center Square) – On Friday, Julie Elguezabal was murdered by her husband, Winston Elguezabal, in Villa Park. Winston was out on pretrial release and wearing an electronic monitoring device, which notified police that he was close to his wife. But when officers got there minutes later, they found the couple dead. Some legislators say the Pretrial Fairness Act, which eliminated cash bail statewide, needs to be reformed. Others want Karina's Bill to pass, which...
Upset that Congressional action on their flawed credit card bill has stalled, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) have resorted to seeking government-backed retribution against those opposed to their bill.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has spoken out against the legislation, arguing that it is unconstitutional. The post Bipartisan Legislation Expected to be Introduced to Create ‘Antisemitism Monitors’ for Universities first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
Under bill passed Saturday, the PERS board could only recommend, not mandate, increases in employer contributions to the pension.
(The Center Square) - California legislators nearly unanimously voted to limit “influential” anonymous online free speech by requiring social media companies to “seek to verify” personal information — including government-issued identification — for “influential” accounts. While supporters say users need help distinguishing between good and bad information, opposition warned the bill, without defining “seek to verify,” threatens anonymous online speech. With the...
(The Center Sqquare) – As legislators return for the final weeks of session, the budget will be top of mind, but there may also be more tax credits to consider. At a recent Senate Revenue Committee, a tax credit for the music industry was discussed. State Sen. Sara Feignholtz, D-Chicago, said it’s needed, especially after the pandemic. “This sort of sector of musicians really suffered and is still lagging in their recovery,” she told the Senate Revenue Committee....
Suit by Gov. Evers shows Wisconsin violating separation-of-powers doctrine.
Governor Little spoke to Highland High School students and staff about this year's legislative session.
Today’s meeting was a continuation of a proxy fight some legislators are waging against the corrections board on behalf of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Missouri House of Representatives passed legislation that killed plans to build landfill within one-mile radius of Raymore, Missouri and KC
Rishi Sunak’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have been given the green light after Lords cave to MPs
(The Center Square) – Some are warning their fellow Illinois state legislators that passing bills that are “subject to appropriation” could lead to taxpayers covering “blank checks” and to audit findings for state agencies. Last week, amid the 324 bills passed by the Illinois House, several included programs and initiatives for state agencies that are “subject to appropriation.” One measure would create a new program to help fund certain farm programs with tax...