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— February 14, 2023

Capitol News Illinois · Budget Address Preview

State funding to defray FFA costs for students
— July 11, 2022

Future Farmers of America membership offers students many educational and leadership benefits as well as career opportunities. Starting this fall, the cost to belong to FFA will no…
Lawmakers push for nursing home reforms this spring
— December 15, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – Several Illinois lawmakers said this week they are determined to pass a bill in the spring that would overhaul the way nursing homes are paid through the state’s…
Agency seeks more funding for criminal justice initiatives
— April 1, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – A state agency related to criminal justice on Wednesday, March 31 requested a funding increase to implement new policies and programs meant to improve racial equity…
Aunt Martha’s awarded additional federal family planning dollars
— October 20, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness, the only Illinois organization currently participating in the federal family planning program, was awarded more than double its…

Deal may be near on nursing home payment reform
— April 4, 2022

SPRINGFIELD – Officials at the Department of Healthcare and Family Services believe they made “significant progress” this week toward reaching agreement on a plan to overhaul…
Illinois EMA shares lessons learned from pandemic
— April 9, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was forced to adapt quickly to a new role when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit last year, and the agency’s director told a…
Congressional inaction could hamper state’s ongoing COVID-19 response
— December 10, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The head of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget office said this week that the state of Illinois is on track to spend all of the money it received through the federal CARES…