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Schools regain some local control
The final decision-making authority over COVID-19 protocols in the classroom has been restored to locally-elected school boards. On July 9, 2021, the federal Centers for
July 23, 2021
The final decision-making authority over COVID-19 protocols in the classroom has been restored to locally-elected school boards. On July 9, 2021, the federal Centers for
Legislation which aims to protect young entrepreneurs was recently signed into law. Senate Bill 119, commonly known as Hayli’s Law, will give children the freedom
Citing a lack of “true ethics reform,” Legislative Inspector General (LIG) Carol Pope offered her resignation to members of the Legislative Ethics Commission on July 14.
Senator Bryant is continuing her calls to have all state offices reopen, especially the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), which continues to remain closed
State Senator Terri Bryant is bringing attention to an ongoing safety concern in the form of a dilapidated bridge in Jefferson County. The decades-old bridge
Sheriffs are still struggling to transfer convicted felons out of county jails and into the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) prisons where the criminals are
Superintendents from across the state are asking Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to allow districts to make their own
Sen. Bryant demands they be put on administrative leave immediately Three Choate Mental Health administrators are actively employed with the Illinois Department of Human Services
In addition to fixing budget errors, the Senate was called back to the Capitol June 15 to a vote on an omnibus energy bill that
Gov. Pritzker has signed a major election reform bill into law that will expand curbside voting and allow polling places in county jails for those
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