Illinois House OKs Bill To Prohibit Banning Of Books In Libraries; Senate Next - Journal & Topics...
Journal & Topics Newspapers· 13 hours agoHouse Bill 2789 is an initiative of Democratic Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office oversees the Illinois State Library and administers several grant programs ...
March madness in the General Assembly: Hundreds of bills pass House, Senate
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoMartin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Heights, contended that it was Illinois Democrats that had...
Illinois lawmakers approve kindergarten reform, plan to address childhood literacy
The Pantagraph· 17 hours agoLawmakers are looking at several ways to improve learning outcomes and access for young students in ...
A note from O’Fallon Mayor Herb Roach: Highlighting all the good!
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLocal elections are a great thing. While most of the attention is focused on the large national and...
Illinois sheriffs’ opposition to enforcing weapons ban signals rightward movement about...
Chicago Tribune· 7 days agoWhen a group of Democratic lawmakers in Illinois a decade ago proposed banning assault weapons with...
Illinois House OKs measure to allow the state to deny grants to libraries that ban books
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow the Illinois secretary of state’s office to deny grant funding to public and school ...
Illinois Dems join the culture wars
Politico· 3 days agoHere’s her message to aldermen. — City’s 2022 overtime bill stands at $441M, With $210M going to police working...Jennifer Smith Richards We asked if you need to live in & ...
Corrections & Clarifications
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe investigation found no wrongdoing. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/02/27/who-is-on-the-fountain-hills-town-council/69911690007...azcentral.com ...
State House passes bill prohibiting book bans
Crain s Chicago Business· 3 days agoThe bill came in response to a wave of high-profile controversies throughout the country, including at least one in Illinois. School districts and public...
Red states put tax money to better use than blue states: study
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs for how state and local governments can use tax revenue more efficiently, Franklin had a few...