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2/22/2019
Pritzker says graduated state income tax must advance this spring
Pritzker, J.B.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday he will press the General Assembly to approve a graduated income tax before it adjourns in May — with both a constitutional amendment to put before voters and companion legislation setting forth the new tax rates. Pritzker’s ambitious timetable would set the stage for an immediate political showdown in the legislature to be fol...
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2/22/2019
'This is an ongoing battle.' Workers at the forefront of the Fight for $15 relish minimum wage victory, press on for union rights.
Minimum Wage (10)
Adriana Alvarez, a young single mom in Cicero, was earning $8.50 an hour at McDonald’s five years ago when a union organizer approached her about joining a movement to fight for a $15 minimum wage. “Honestly, I thought it was a little crazy,” Alvarez, now 26, recalled. But as she talked with the organizer about her working conditio...
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2/22/2019
Gov. Pritzker wants more than $1 billion in new revenue. Here's how that might affect you.
Budget--State (8)
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Pritzker, J.B.
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Taxes, misc. (89)
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2/22/2019
Gov. Pritzker's tax-and-spend plan will drive employers out of Illinois
Pritzker, J.B.
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” The now-prophetic quote most often attributed to former U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen, the Illinois Republican, almost seems trivial in the world of trillion-dollar deficits on the national level. One has to wonder — do politicians today even know what they mean...
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2/22/2019
Pritzker's budget brims with optimism, but tough political fight lies in wait
Budget--State (8)
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Pritzker, J.B.
In presenting his first budget proposal, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker dispensed with some of the traditional practices of his predecessors, replacing smoke and mirrors with hopes and prayers. “It’s a tradition in tr...
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2/22/2019
Medical marijuana growers are lobbying for licenses that also would allow them to control supply of recreational pot in Illinois
Marijuana, Medical, Recreational
Medical marijuana growers, once banned from making political contributions, are now spending money to influence the expected legalization of recreational < read more >
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2/22/2019
Gov. Pritzker, don't dismiss the Republicans too quickly
Political Parties (Incld Tea Party) (39a)
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Pritzker, J.B.
Bipartisanship is a laudable goal and a noble sentiment. It also is a rare phenomenon in modern politics, so the onus will be on the administration of Gov. J.B. Pritzker to prove the two-party talk of his early days in office is mor...
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2/22/2019
Illinois rescinded 10,000 gun licenses last year. More than 75 percent of holders ignored the notice.
Guns and Gun Control, FOID, Concealed Carry (46)
Illinois State Police rescinded more than 10,000 gun licenses last year — and more than 75 percent of the revocation recipients ignored it, according to newly released data. The state agency provided the staggering figures late Thursday, as part of a trove of law-enforcement documents involving Gary Martin, the convicted felon who fatally shot five co-workers and wounded seve...
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2/22/2019
Pritzker's budget plan calls for taxes on plastic bags, tobacco and marijuana
Budget--State (8)
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Governor (44)
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Recreational Marijuana
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Taxes, misc. (89)
Cassidy, Kelly--State House, 14
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Righter, Dale--State Senate, 55
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's $39 billion spending plan relies on shoppers
paying a tax for every plastic bag they take home from the store, along with
higher taxes on tobacco products, revenue from recreational marijuana licenses,
legalized sports gambling and a tax on insurance companies that work with
Medicaid patients.
The $39 billion spending plan is the largest in state history. Include
matc...
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2/22/2019
Pritzker’s pot revenue depends on unfiled legalization legislation Senate sponsor hopes to introduce bill ‘in the next month or so,’ with aim for passage by May 31
Budget--State (8)
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Marijuana, Medical, Recreational
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Pritzker, J.B.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget for fiscal 2020 includes $170 million in new revenue from licensing fees for legalized recreational marijuana, but the details of such legislation are not yet finalized. State Sen. Heather Steans and state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, both Chicago Democrats who have been working on marijuana legislation for two years, said they wouldnR...
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2/22/2019
Medical marijuana growers lobbying on license issues
Marijuana, Medical, Recreational
Medical marijuana growers in Illinois have formed a political action committee and are spending money in an attempt to limit the market if recreational use of the drug is legalized in the state. Medical cannabis businesses have contributed more than $100,000 to the newly formed Illinois Relief Fund, The Chicago Tribune reported. The lobby is seeking...
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2/22/2019
Illinois senator saves choking representative with Heimlich maneuver
Hastings, Michael--State Senate, 19
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Murphy, Mike -- State House, 99
A freshman Republican state representative is calling a Democratic senator a “hero” for successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on him after he choked on food at a reception. State Rep. Mike Murphy, R-Springfield, said state Sen. Michael Hastings, D-Tinley Park, intervened after noticing he was in distress. Murphy said he stopped b...
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2/22/2019
Senate committees to hold hearings on capital needs
Capital Development Board, Capital Construction Plan (14)
Illinois senators plan statewide hearings through the end of April to get input on what should be included in a new capital bill. The hearings will be held by members of the Senate’s Transportation and Appropriations II committees. The first was held Thursday in Springfield where representatives of the Illinois Department of Transportation, Capital Development Board...
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2/22/2019
Pritzker wants to tax cigarettes, e-cigarettes
Pritzker, J.B.
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Taxes, misc. (89)
In his quest to balance his first state budget without making steep cuts, Gov. J.B. Pritzker resorted to that old standby of lawmakers – sin taxes – to make the numbers work. Specifically, Pritzker called for a 32-cents per pack increase in the state cigarette tax, which would push that tax to $2.30 a pack. The governor also turned towar...
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2/22/2019
Illinois GOP chair blasts budget, calls Pritzker the ‘new Blagojevich’
Budget--State (8)
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Pritzker, J.B.
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider laid waste to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed budget this week, saying his financial approach is much like one of his nefarious predecessors. “Skipping pension payments, borrowing new debt, raising taxes, increasing spending - it’s clear that JB Pritzker is the new Rod Blagojevich. Pritzker’s ...
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