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Tuesday, Jul 25, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Press release with most hyperbole excluded…

…Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 2204, establishing a tax credit for users of clean hydrogen in the state of Illinois. […]

This legislation creates a tax credit of $10 million per year in 2026 and 2027 for users of clean hydrogen. At the conclusion of the tax credit, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will run a comprehensive study to evaluate both the emissions impact of the tax credit and the national landscape to recommend additional policy measures to ensure Illinois remains competitive in the clean hydrogen economy and meets the clean energy goals outlined in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.

The tax credit was designed to keep pace with the state’s clean energy goals and includes a number of measures to ensure environmental benefit. In addition to the comprehensive study, those measures include:

    • Directing funds to eligible uses that have been agreed to by environmental groups and industry to ensure hydrogen investments are made where they can have the greatest impact while also maintaining the state’s electrification goals.
    • Ensuring that hydrogen projects have community input via public hearings and requiring 40% of the benefit go to equity investment eligible communities as outlined in CEJA.

The bill also contains workforce provisions in line with the nation-leading standards that were set in CEJA, including requiring a minimum equity standard and requiring Project Labor Agreements.

* Sun-Times this morning

Major Chicago unions will sign a “Labor Peace Agreement” on Tuesday at McCormick Place, promising not to strike during the Democratic National Convention next year in Chicago.

On April 11, the Democratic National Committee announced that Chicago will host the convention at the United Center on Aug. 19-22, 2024, with other events at the McCormick Place complex. The master contract giving Chicago the convention over New York and Atlanta did not include the labor deal — because negotiations could not take place until the winning city was announced.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, in Chicago on Monday to attend a fundraiser headlined by Vice President Kamala Harris, will be at the signing ceremony with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter, Other union leaders and stakeholders are also expected.

Jake was there…


* Sun-Times this afternoon

Gov. J.B. Pritzker expects the 2024 Democratic National Convention to be the “biggest ever,” with fundraising efforts to make that goal well underway, he said Tuesday.

Pritzker’s words came as major Chicago unions signed a “labor peace agreement” on Tuesday at McCormick Place, promising not to strike during the convention, which is being held in Chicago.

“We, on day one, started calling the people that we knew would be the most important to making sure that we were reaching out and raising the proper dollars. We are doing very well so far. Having said that, we are going to be doing that for some many months to come and I’m very, very confident we’ll hit our goal — the necessary goal to put on the best and biggest convention ever,” Pritzker said, speaking at McCormick Place.

* AFSCME Council 31…

AFSCME offers roadmap to reopen clinics, expand public mental health services

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s commitment to reopen the city’s previously closed mental health clinics and begin building a new and better system of public mental health services can be kept in the mayor’s first four-year term, according to a new report from the union that represents clinical employees in the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Click here to view and download an extract of the report from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31.

“Under Mayor Johnson and the new City Council, Chicago has an opportunity to fix past mistakes, reverse clinic closures and rebuild the strong network of public mental health services our communities need,” AFSCME Council 31 Executive Director Roberta Lynch said. “We offer this report to look at where we’ve been, where we are and most importantly, where we can go together as a city. Our union and our members look forward to working with other stakeholders and elected officials to make the mayor’s vision a reality.”

The report suggests:

    • Growing the capacity of the five existing clinics by making sure they are fully staffed.

    • Building on existing pilot programs that provide mental health response to emergency calls and mental health services in city libraries.

    • Twenty possible community areas that should be considered when sites for the promised 14 new clinics are chosen.

    • Opening two new CDPH clinics in the coming 2024 budget year, and phasing in the balance of the 14 new clinics over the subsequent three years, keeping Mayor Johnson’s promise to restore CDPH to 19 clinics by the end of his first term.

AFSCME represents therapists, psychologists and administrative staff in CDPH, which operated 19 clinics until the 1990s and 12 as recently as 2011.

Related…


* Speaker Welch is in DC today…


So is the lieutenant governor…

Today, Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton joined President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as he signs a National Monument Proclamation to honor the life of Emmett Till and the brave advocacy of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. As a resident of Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood—the home of the church where Emmett Till’s funeral was held—Lt. Governor Stratton recognizes deeply that we must uplift their legacies as we continue the work to build a better tomorrow.

While states across our country are attempting to erase Black history, we remember Mamie Till-Mobley’s efforts to shine a light on the miscarriage of justice against her son Emmett, with her voice helping to spark the movement for civil rights that endures today.

“I am honored to join President Biden and Vice President Harris to observe the 82nd birthday of Emmett Till. While Emmett’s murder was over 60 years ago, we remember him and the life that was stolen from him, and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley’s bravery and advocacy to shed a light on the injustice,” said Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. “Far too many lives have been disrupted by prejudice, racism and discrimination across our country. We must not, and will not, sit idle. As a mother and the first Black Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, this proclamation is a major step—because hatred does not belong in our schools, in our communities, or in our future.”

This monument is a step forward in the fight for civil rights and racial justice to repair the harm that has been done by the legal system. It is a recognition that for too long, being a Black person in America has been a death sentence for many – Emmett Till, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Sandra Bland and many more names who have tragically become headlines in our society. Today will mark a new day in which Emmett Till’s story is told to educate and heal our wounds.

* Meanwhile, Speaker Welch had a nice crowd at Saturday’s Beyoncé show

* Isabel’s afternoon roundup…

       

10 Comments
  1. - Victor T. - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 2:33 pm:

    RE: the overdose deaths.

    I feel that those results should be stratified. In that I mean if the deaths are due to Fentanyl; they should be classified as poisoning rather than overdose. Overdose in a way means the person took substance A in larger quantities than their bodies could handle. OTOH, if they were thinking they were taking substance A, but it was adulterated with Fentanyl; it should be considered poisoning.

    I am in recovery and the number of people who have died due to this is too stark a number. Stratification of the deaths due to actual overdose versus poisoning could help with mitigation efforts.


  2. - Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 2:37 pm:

    ===Chicago-area single-family home values rose 4.6% in May compared with May 2022, according to new data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices released this morning.===

    People are leaving Chicagoland so fast property values are rising (exclamation mark)

    Tough for buyers right now.


  3. - clec dcn - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 2:47 pm:

    Police officers have to do many things in a short time. They are not trained in mental health issues at least from the standpoint of a mental health professional. They cannot be expected to be able to handle those cases and in situations that come up on the job. Having someone who is trained and certified in those areas is a great step forward. I have no idea how available they are and can be, but it is step forward in the job.


  4. - huckleberry1926 - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 3:04 pm:

    The first two articles are about unions and promises (no mention of the contractors who have to live and work with these PLA’s but had no input) made to them or for them. II have to ask, who is running the state, organized labor?


  5. - Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 3:33 pm:

    Happy Labor Day to the Pritzker Crew.

    Labor peace is terribly underrated.


  6. - Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 3:36 pm:

    ===The former top aide to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Samir Mayekar, has landed on his feet, at least for the time being.===

    Savage.


  7. - Just Me 2 - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 3:44 pm:

    Never ceases to amaze me how sometimes it is a tax incentive and other times it is a tax loophole.


  8. - Big Dipper - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 3:52 pm:

    ==They are not trained in mental health issues==

    Many cops think the 2020 election was stolen and believed that Covid would magically go away after the election. How can those struggling with their own mental health help others with similar issues?


  9. - Soccermom - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 7:38 pm:

    I see you, Rich. I see you.


  10. - Just Me 2 - Tuesday, Jul 25, 23 @ 7:53 pm:

    Man I wish this blog had a “like” feature. Good one, Soccermom.


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