Cannabis regulatory reform bill fails to advance
— May 31, 2023SPRINGFIELD – 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…
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Inmate voting rights still on the table
— June 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers could take up a bill later this month that would restore voting rights to convicted offenders serving time in county jails or state or federal prisons,…
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New ‘Perspectives on Progress’ series discusses race with black leaders
— June 18, 2020Capitol News Illinois has launched its new “Perspectives on Progress” podcast series to broadcast conversations about race in America and Illinois. To begin the series, the Statehouse…
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Lawmaker looks to lift ban on inmate voting
— March 23, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would repeal an existing law that prohibits prison inmates from voting is working its way through the General Assembly, although the chief sponsor of the…
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