*** UPDATED x1 *** Will the Democrats avoid the trap?
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller * As I told you the other day, the Democratic legislative leaders had not yet spoken with their respective caucuses about how best to address the terrorist attack on Israel and resulting war. Those conversations have now happened. What I’m hearing today is that some Senators in both parties will rise to talk about the war’s impact on the people of their districts. Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) told me she plans to speak, for instance. At least one House Democrat will likely do the same (regarding the murder of Wadea Al-Fayoume). We’ll see what happens. * Some Republicans spoke yesterday…
Rep. McLaughlin is running against Democrat Maria Peterson, who is allied with Rep. Nabeela Syed, the first Muslim woman elected to the General Assembly. He’s made a campaign issue out of Rep. Syed signing the progressive legislators’ letter after the attack, hence his statement yesterday. * The Democratic super-majority in the General Assembly has mostly avoided the trap that at least some Republicans appear eager to set by engaging in the same sort of divisive, over-the-top vitriol that has afflicted the Chicago city council, first on asylum-seekers and then on this topic. Yes, there was some back and forth online at first, but that seems to have faded away with time. Not to say that there aren’t deep emotions on this. There most certainly are. But a choice has apparently been made by members to not let their emotions completely disrupt their ability to conduct actual state legislating going forward. House debate is here. Senate debate is here. We’ll see what happens. The House has canceled Thursday’s session, by the way. *** UPDATE *** The Senate’s process is beginning. Click here. Four members will be recognized to share points of information about “events and occurrences happening in their districts to reflect what’s going on in our larger world,” according to Senate President Harmon. …Adding… Sen. Laura Fine is talking about how two Hamas kidnap victims live in her district. The two women have been released…
Please pardon all transcription errors. …Adding… Sen. Sara Feigenholtz…
…Adding… Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel…
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*** UPDATED x2 *** Proponents abandon override attempt of ‘Right of First Refusal’ bill
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller * Some background from the Tribune editorial board…
The Trib’s editorial board has upped its game and it showed with that editorial. * The bill only received 63 House votes, not nearly enough to override the governor. Today, the proponents acknowledged the obvious and threw in the towel. House sponsor Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr…
Please pardon all transcription errors. *** UPDATE 1 *** Toward the end of the press conference, Rep. Walsh, who chairs the House Public Utilities Committee, said this…
“The whole state” would include ComEd’s turf. One of the ways that legislators have defended their votes is to differentiate Ameren, which has no history of federal corruption probes here, from ComEd, which most certainly does have a history of federal corruption probes here. If you thought this has been a heavy lift for Ameren, adding in ComEd is gonna be 10 times as difficult. *** UPDATE 2 *** Rep. Ann Williams chairs the House Energy & Environment Committee…
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After legislative turmoil, DCFS will no longer license child care centers
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller * Illinois Action for Children press release…
Emphasis added because we talked about that topic last week. Some members of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules were furious at the way DCFS was handling child care licensing and said they wanted to move that function to another agency. Well, they’re getting their wish. * Meanwhile, it turns out that one of the child care associations which has been complaining to JCAR members and other legislators about the problems with DCFS licensing rules was totally shut out of the process to create this new unified early childhood agency. And it claims others were as well. Excerpt from a press release by the Illinois Directors and Owners of Childcare Centers (ILDOCC)…
In other words, if the administration keeps freezing them out, they’ll work with sympathetic legislators to make sure their voices are heard. …Adding… I just received a call from the governor’s office. They point out that ILDOCC’s only major issue is allowing unqualified people to staff daycare centers and the administration refuses to allow this to ever happen. They also rightly note that this consolidation has been in the works for some time now. …Adding… ILDOCC…
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Update to today’s edition (Updated)
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller
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