Tag: Illinois legislature
Teachers union, school district team up for full funding
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
East St. Louis – It’s not every day when you see the top administrator shaking hands with the union president, but it...
Labor out-shouts Rauner’s rally on opening day
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Opening day of the Illinois Legislature is sometimes a day of high hopes and great expectations.
This year, not so...
Steelworkers’ benefit extension signed into law
Granite City, IL – Laid-off steel workers will get a new round of unemployment benefits with the signing of a bill sponsored by Metro-East...
Steel workers’ unemployment bill sent to governor
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City – The legislation that laid-off workers of Granite City Steel have been waiting for has been passed and sent to...
First big override fails in Illinois House
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – Before Thanksgiving, as the Illinois Senate was busy overriding vetos made by Gov. Bruce Rauner, everyone knew the...
Miners’ health bill stalls while Peabody money is handed out
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Retired coal miners head into the holidays still waiting for Congress to act on legislation that could make their futures more...
Illinois power workers caught in legislative dilemma
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Complicated legislative negotiations in Springfield could help determine whether workers at downstate Illinois power plants will keep their jobs or be...
Prevailing wage, health and child care, voter registration bills lead veto...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – When the Illinois Legislature reconvenes after a general election, it is known as the “veto session” because it...
Illinois legislators call for special session to pass benefits extension for...
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Granite City, IL – Three Metro-East state legislators are calling on the Illinois governor and legislative leaders to hold a special session...
Illinois Legislature moves to protect prevailing wage
Bill is on governor’s desk
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Legislature has approved legislation designed to strengthen the state’s prevailing wage laws against the Republican state...