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State boosts funding for higher education, student tuition help

May 31, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday, May 31 to highlight…

Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance

May 31, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – A proposed cannabis reform bill won’t get further consideration until at least the General Assembly’s fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agreement…

Measure gives utilities control over new downstate transmission lines

May 30, 2023

SPRINGFIELD — In the final hours of their spring session last week, lawmakers approved a controversial measure that would give existing power companies in downstate Illinois, notably…

R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: NRCS conservation programs setting records

May 30, 2023

With the focus on last week’s “SCOTUS WOTUS” ruling re-defining what can be considered a waterway of the U.S., we devote this week’s column to conservation efforts in agriculture….

Legislation tightens restrictions on red-light camera industry

May 27, 2023

SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers in Springfield have unanimously approved a measure that would place new restrictions on the red-light and speed camera industry’s involvement in state…

State House gives final OK to $50.6 billion spending plan

May 27, 2023

SPRINGFIELD – The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning, May 27 after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending…

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