Illinois bail reform law draws mixed reviews
— June 19, 2017Cash-bail reforms signed into law June 9 by Gov. Bruce Rauner are a good first step, but need more strength to really affect the number of persons who are held in jail because they…
Tag: Gov. Bruce Rauner
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Will Rauner veto ‘progressive’ bills pushed through Springfield?
— June 12, 2017In the frustrating struggle at the end of May to craft a budget bill that would pass both the Illinois House and Senate, the Springfield Democrats decided to clean out their inventory…
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Illinois House Democrats push for $15 an hour minimum wage
— March 20, 2017Now that the Illinois Senate’s “Grand Bargain” bill bundle has fallen apart, some members of the House are running with individual pieces of the reform package. State Rep. Will…
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State, local leaders look to curb child sexual exploitation in Illinois
— September 16, 2016Some may view the problem of human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children as a global issue that occurs most frequently in countries halfway around the world….
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Illinois Supreme Court denies rehearing on Independent Maps
— September 15, 2016It’s a no-go for the citizen-led initiative to have an independent commission, not politicians, draw the state’s legislative districts, but state lawmakers can still make the change….
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New Illinois criminal justice law looks at trauma in victims, offenders
— March 21, 2017A new criminal justice reform law, signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner March 10, recognizes that both victims and incarcerated offenders suffer from a common circumstance — a reaction to…
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Gov. Rauner reviewing Senate budget bills in Springfield
— January 24, 2017The complicated bill bundle hashed out by the Illinois Senate leaders at the end of the General Assembly’s “lame duck” session appears to be a scaffold on which a state budget…
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Rauner: Economic, political reforms needed to boost Illinois trade with Japan
— September 16, 2016Gov. Bruce Rauner said economic and political reforms will help the state capture as much investment from Japan as possible and, in turn, grow the state’s economy. During the Midwest…
