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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.
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The would-be union claims its members rights were violated under Illinois' 2022 ‘Workers’ Rights Amendment.’
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Illinois Gov. J,B. Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But others put that number much higher.
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The more than 11 million Illinoisans who claim the standard exemption each year will not see an inflation-indexed bump for the 2023 tax year.
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Lawmakers to return to Capitol Nov. 7 to address lingering issues.
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Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch, D-Hillsdale, says he hopes to pass the bill in the upcoming veto session.
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Illinois became the first state in the country to abolish cash bail on Monday, but the courts remained slow in the Metro East.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called the state a ‘beacon for national success’ when it comes to the 2024 elections.
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Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them.
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The former speaker’s iron rule over the legislative process has increasingly conservative downstate lawmakers curious if the new speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, will be more cooperative with them.