Hannah Meisel
Hannah Meisel covers state government and politics for Capitol News Illinois. She previously covered the statehouse for NPR Illinois, Illinois Public Radio, The Daily Line and Law360, and also worked a temporary stint at political blog Capitol Fax in 2018.
She has also worked as a reporter for Illinois Public Media in Urbana, and served as NPR Illinois' statehouse intern in 2014 while working toward a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Hannah also holds a journalism degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was a reporter and managing editor at The Daily Illini.
In 2020, the Washington Post named Hannah as one of the best political reporters in Illinois.
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While, newly-appointed Illinois Republican Chair Kathy Salvi offered assurances that the party would win back both suburban voters and donors, though she wouldn't directly answer questions about whether she supports a national abortion ban. -
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that the federal bribery statute — referred to as “Section 666” — does not criminalize “gratuities” given to a state or local public official after he or she has already performed an official act. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this month reaffirmed when a court finds an individual to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily have their guns taken. -
In a new filing Monday, attorneys for Welch argued the Illinois Legislative Staff Association has no standing to sue over the speaker’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining with the would-be union’s members. -
After about 3.5 years at the helm of Illinois' Republican Party, Don Tracy cited intraparty fighting as the cause of his resignation. -
The state board election's decision on whether 'slated' candidates will appear on the upcoming ballot will come in July. -
An Illinois Board of Elections official found thin evidence for coordination claims and an unclear state law. -
A central Illinois judge said banning post-primary slating in the middle of an election cycle was unconstitutional. -
Illinois’ largest-ever spending plan increases education, human services and infrastructure funding. -
In order to boost infrastructure spending and avoid a projected fiscal cliff facing the state in the next couple of years, Democrats who control Illinois' government are betting on two of its most rapidly growing revenue sources: sports wagering and video gambling. -
The would-be union claims its members rights were violated under Illinois' 2022 ‘Workers’ Rights Amendment.’ -
The nursing home industry is still reeling from COVID, which exacerbated pre-existing challenges in long-term care – difficulties hiring and retaining staff and a population more reliant on government-funded care chief among them.
