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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois House approves spending of $635K on three "lactation and wellness" rooms at State Capitol
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 91-1 Friday to spend $635,570 to build three "lactation and wellness" rooms at the state capitol in Springfield.
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From Prairie State Wire
House committee passes bill banning kids under 12 from playing on tackle football teams
With 11 yes votes, a bill banning youth younger than 12 years old from playing on organized tackle football teams passed the House Mental Health Committee on Thursday.
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Rauner provides budget address update
One day after his annual budget address before a joint session of the Illinois legislature, Gov. Bruce Rauner provided an update to his speech.
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Rep. Jeanne Ives wants legislators held accountable for vote on financial aid for undocumented students
A highly controversial bill that would allow public universities in Illinois to extend state-funded financial aid to undocumented students is making its way through the General Assembly, but state Rep. Jeanne M. Ives (R-Wheaton) doesn’t believe taxpayers should be on the hook for providing assistance to students residing in the state illegally.
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Harris said he, unlike Welch, would not be under Madigan's thumb
Dist. 7 Democratic state House candidate Chris Harris has been very vocal in calling out State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch for his actions as president of the Proviso High School District 209 school board.
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Lightford endorses Welch in 7th District Senate re-election race
As the race heats up for Illinois’ pending elections, 7th District State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Hillsdale) said he was “truly honored to be endorsed for re-election” by Assistant Majority Leader State Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood).
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Chris Harris: 'Illinois' leadership is failing its citizenry in every way'
Chris Harris, who is running for state representative in the 7th District, recently called for immediate action to rectify Illinois' pension crisis, which has left the state employee pension fund $111 billion in the hole.
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EDITORIAL: 7th District's Chris Welch is indicative of what's wrong in Illinois politics
Over the past year, the budget crisis in Illinois has worsened with the Land of Lincoln now entering its eighth month without a state budget and few, if any, signs that a deal is in the offing.