Mid Year Media Review
With the governor enacting measures to attract and retain teachers, critics say other policies are keeping teachers away. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, legislators and education professionals took part in a signing … Read More
Budget bills introduced by Illinois Democrats in the waning hours of session and that were passed early Saturday will require private-sector retailers to notify consumers of temporary “tax relief” measures … Read More
Gov. J.B. Pritzker can blame himself for not receiving legislative approval for his appointees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, a Republican state senator says. On a bipartisan vote in … Read More
It’s not just high gas prices that will increase the cost of trucking goods for consumers. Emission standards proposed by the U.S. EPA are also expected to increase costs. Illinois … Read More
While masks are no longer mandated in most public settings, including daycare and after-school programs, the legal battle over the governor’s authority to mandate such things continues. From Friday morning … Read More
Don’t expect the Illinois State Board of Education to take up a proposed rule requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or testing for school staff. The item was removed from the board’s … Read More
Despite a district court judge and a top legislative committee blocking Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask and exclusion mandate, the governor says students are still required to cover their faces … Read More
The plan to spend tax dollars in Illinois for the coming fiscal year includes providing up to $1 billion in tax relief, paying more than what’s required into public sector … Read More
After the mixed rulings on vaccine mandates with the U.S. Supreme Court decisions last week, Republican gubernatorial candidates are sounding off. Before Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court blocking … Read More
