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Stop Credit Card Chaos In Illinois
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] A last-minute provision called the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) was snuck into the budget process last May and will create chaos for small businesses and consumers across Illinois if it takes effect on July 1, 2025. The IFPA gives corporate mega-stores like Walmart and Home Depot — who pushed for this backroom deal — millions more in profits, while small business owners get new expenses and accounting headaches. What’s more, consumers could be forced to pay for parts of their transactions in cash if this law moves forward. A recent court ruling in the litigation challenging the law suggests IFPA is likely pre-empted by federal law for national banks and will only apply to credit unions and local Illinois banks, putting local banks at a disadvantage against their national competitors. Illinois lawmakers should repeal the IFPA and focus on protecting small businesses and consumers across the state — not lining the pockets of corporate mega-stores. Stop the countdown to chaos by supporting a repeal of this misguided and flawed policy. Learn more at https://guardyourcard.com/illinois/ 
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Sparks Fly At Nursing Home Industry Legislative Hearing
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Sparks flew in a high-drama House Human Services Committee hearing last week as Committee Chair Representative Anna Moeller and Representative Yolanda Morris called attention to nursing home owners falling short of meeting minimum safe staffing requirements, despite significant state investment intended to address staffing shortages. The nursing home industry-backed HB2922 attempts to ease fines meant to enforce accountability for understaffing in facilities, even though nursing home owners previously asked for and received millions in tax breaks and additional state funding intended specifically to improve staffing levels. Despite the resources provided by the state, way too many nursing homes continue to operate short staffed, resulting in real harm and ongoing risks to our seniors. Rep. Morris, a former nursing home certified nursing assistant, highlighted the severity of staffing issues, “It’s time for you guys to learn how to start staffing up and be held accountable.” Committee Chair Rep. Moeller added, “Why do we have to keep fighting the battle every year with the industry? Why can’t you just do what you’re supposed to do to take care of our seniors?” Lawmakers Moeller and Morris underscored the critical need for accountability, emphasizing that the industry has received hundreds of millions of dollars in public resources meant to improve care for our seniors. Oppose HB2922, because the minimum required resident care can’t wait.
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Intoxicating Hemp: No safety? No thanks!
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] A federal loophole has led to a booming gray market across Illinois for intoxicating hemp products, which use synthetics to alter the composition of hemp to get consumers high. This is happening outside the structure of the state’s legal cannabis industry. This means intoxicating hemp faces NO quality testing, NO age restrictions, NO packaging requirements, NO potency rules, and NO taxes to fund programs in communities impacted by the War on Drugs. Most intoxicating hemp products aren’t even produced in Illinois. By contrast, Illinois cannabis businesses face extensive rules and regulations to operate, with products tracked from seed to sale. When consumers purchase legal cannabis grown and processed in Illinois, they know their products are safe. Hemp and cannabis come from the same plant. Both products can get users high. Why the different rules? Illinois already has a system in place to regulate hemp – it’s called the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. It’s time for Illinois to close the intoxicating hemp loophole.
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