Tag: Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate approves proposed constitutional amendment banning so-called ‘right-to-work’ laws
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Senate on May 21 passed and sent to the House a proposed constitutional amendment that would establish a fundamental...
Illinois Education Association-backed FMLA expansion bill heads to Senate floor
Springfield, IL – An Illinois Education Association (IEA)-backed bill to expand coverage of the Family and Medical Leave Act to thousands of education support...
Stuart, Hoffman bring teacher salary bill to House
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield IL – The Illinois Senate plan to increase the minimum salary for public school teachers has been picked up in...
Illinois Senate approves $15 minimum wage
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Springfield, IL – The Illinois Senate wasted no time in approving a $15-an-hour minimum wage plan for the state’s workers, approving it...
Christopher Belt seeks to replace Clayborne in Illinois Senate race
By CARL GREEN
Illinois Correspondent
Belleville – It’s been 18 years – since 1995 – that anyone other than James Clayborne Jr. has represented the Belleville-East St....
GOP Senate hopeful ousted from primary for signing Democratic petition
Edwardsville, IL – It must have seemed like a good idea at the time to Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton, a Republican who crossed party...