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May 10, 2019
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Pension holiday canceled after better-than-expected state revenues
The Pritzker administration said Tuesday it won't have to extend the pension payment schedule next year because the state is collecting more tax revenue than expected.
Madigan: ‘Optimistic’ on graduated tax, marijuana could be controversial

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is "optimistic" a constitutional amendment moving the state from a flat income tax to a graduated rate structure will pass the House.

House committee approves gas tax hike

A House committee voted Thursday to more than double the state gasoline tax to pay for transportation projects.

Q&A: Proposed graduated tax in Illinois inches forward

SPRINGFIELD — Fifty years ago, new Republican Gov. Richard Ogilvie pushed through the state's first income tax to shore up Illinois finances.

Recreational pot shops are part of Colorado landscape

GateHouse Media reporter Dean Olsen traveled to Boulder, Colorado to explore how legalization of recreational marijuana has affected that community.

Marijuana tax revenues welcome in Boulder

Illinois lawmakers who recently introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 7 - which would legalize adult possession of up to about 1 ounce of recreational pot and regulate commercial sales - have studied Colorado's example as one of the 10 states that have legalized adult use.

Legal marijuana opponents express concerns over safety, commercialization

Opponents of marijuana legalization on Wednesday voiced concerns about safety and the commercialization of the drug if it were to become legal to use in

Small businesses opposed to increase in video gaming tax

Doug and Karen Kent run three establishments in Springfield - the Burger Bar, Always After Five and the Sunset Inn. All three places have an added attraction to the business itself - five video gaming machines to play if you are so inclined.

Lawmakers grill DCFS officials about agency’s troubles

As of April 29, there had been 103 deaths since July 1 of children who were connected with DCFS.

Schoenburg: Former Quinn aide Ryan Croke new chief of staff at DHS

RYAN CROKE of Springfield, who was chief of staff to then-Gov. PAT QUINN, is the new chief of staff at the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Senate President Cullerton backs $1-per-pack hike in cigarette tax

"The governor's proposal in cigarette taxes was actually pretty modest," Cullerton said. "We have tripled his initial request because we know from this research that we actually can affect behavior.

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