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Keep ROFR And Anti-Competitive Language Out Of The Energy Bill
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Voters and the Governor already rejected lawmakers’ push for anti-competitive “Right of First Refusal” (ROFR) bills that handed transmission contracts to incumbent utilities. Now, the same principles that would raise costs on ratepayers are back. They are trying to rebrand ROFR and pretend it’s about protecting Illinois. As energy legislation is finalized in Springfield this month, let’s keep ROFR and anti-competitive language out of bill. Let’s remember Illinois voters:
• 76% say anti-competition laws only strengthen utilities, not citizens. • 75% say ending competition drives up prices and kills savings. The message is clear: voters want more competition, not less. Voters’ concerns about higher energy prices are only on the rise. Since this poll, they’ve endured a sizzling summer with skyrocketing prices, and a new report says the cost of heating a home this winter is expected to jump nearly 8%. Voters have made their voice clear: Say no to energy inflation. Don’t hand more power and control to ComEd and Ameren. Say no to ending cost-cutting competition. And say yes to policies that provide lower cost to consumers.
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When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] The Macomb square is home to Bird’s Nest Knit & More where owner Jackie Sullivan creates a welcoming hub of knitting and crafting supplies allowing hobby enthusiasts to share ideas and projects. Jackie stresses that lawmakers should know small retail is not trying to dodge laws but seek to provide needed products and comfortable spaces in communities. Findings of a recent economic study are clear: the retail sector is a cornerstone of the state’s economy and crucial to our everyday lives. Retail in Illinois directly contributes more than $112 billion in economic investment annually – more than 10 percent of the state’s total Gross Domestic Product.
Policies that support small businesses help communities thrive as retailers like Jackie are better equipped to meet local needs. We Are Retail and IRMA are showcasing the retailers who make Illinois work.
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OBBBA Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Patients And Hospitals: Vote YES On HB 2371 SA 2 To Prevent More Harm
Monday, Oct 20, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] While many Illinoisians struggle to make ends meet, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law this summer will worsen their lives through punishing reductions to the Medicaid program through work requirements and cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid customers, and other cuts impacting hospitals. OBBBA represents the largest reduction in Medicaid spending—$1 trillion over 10 years—in the program’s 60-year history. It’s estimated as many as 500,000 Illinoisans will lose healthcare coverage and Illinois will lose nearly $51 billion in federal Medicaid funding over 10 years. This law reverses over a decade in coverage gains for patients across the country and in Illinois. Our state’s most vulnerable residents cannot afford to lose access to needed healthcare services and affordable prescription drugs. Unfortunately, it’s already happening due to restrictions pharmaceutical companies have imposed on hospitals that are part of the federal 340B drug discount program because they serve many low-income and uninsured patients. Faced with rising expenses, hospitals are struggling too. Over half of Illinois’ hospitals have operated on slim to negative margins over the past decade. Big Pharma’s 340B restrictions have slashed the savings from discounted drugs that over 100 Illinois hospitals rely on to reduce drug costs for patients and expand healthcare services, as intended when 340B began in 1992. Vote YES on House Bill 2371 SA 2 to protect 340B at no cost to the state and to prevent further harm to Illinois healthcare. Learn more.
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