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Nov 15, 2019
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Under the Dome Podcast: All things veto session
On this week's episode of Under the Dome, The State Journal-Register's Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the veto session ending.
Senate President Cullerton to retire

Senate President John Cullerton will resign from the General Assembly sometime in January, he told his caucus in a meeting after the fall veto session concluded Thursday.
Senate approves pension consolidation

Gov. J.B. Pritzker secured his top veto session priority Thursday when the Illinois Senate gave final approval to a bill consolidating downstate police and fire pension systems.
Bernard Schoenburg: Group says Davis should hold Trump accountable

The national nature of the race in the 13th Congressional District was on display last week as U.S. Rep. RODNEY DAVIS, R-Taylorville, was among GOP House members across the country whose districts were targeted by ads featuring veterans saying President DONALD TRUMP must be held accountable
Bernard Schoenburg: Impeachment probe could be a wash in hot congressional racce

Impeachment hearings that began Wednesday in Washington, D.C., are not likely to change the generally held belief that Illinois will be in the Democratic column in the 2020 presidential election, according to KENT REDFIELD, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Illinois Senate gives final approval to insulin price bill

A bill capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 a month is up for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature.

Lawmakers address ethics issues

On the last day of the veto session, lawmakers addressed ethics reform in a way that Republicans said didn't go nearly far enough and that postponed more comprehensive reforms until after the March primary
Capital Township legislation emerges in veto session

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Latest ethics proposals focus on State Board of Elections

Republican lawmakers added to their pile of recently-filed ethics legislation Wednesday, promoting two bills aimed at limiting conflicts of interest on the Illinois State Board of Elections.
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