Potential NOAA weather research cuts could have consequences
The proposed budget released earlier this month “eliminates all funding for climate, weather, and ocean laboratories and cooperative institutes.
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Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS; Illinois public media stations brace for ‘worst-case scenario’
Public broadcasting stations in the state are bracing for big changes.
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Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump
The Senate has passed Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending, moving forward on one of the president’s top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators.
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Illinois Head Start Association seeks to add new Trump immigration rules to its ongoing lawsuit
Federal officials have yet to issue guidance for Head Start providers on the new rules, which take effect immediately. They also skipped a 30-day review policy, the lawsuit alleges.
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Global AIDS program PEPFAR saved from congressional funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting remains part of the package and stands to lose about $1.1 billion in funding.
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Illinois among 24 states suing Trump administration over frozen education funding
The suit, announced Monday, seeks to release state education funds that pay for after-school and summer programming at Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA or public schools attended by 1.4 million children and teenagers nationwide.
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Rep. LaHood supports Medicaid cuts and SNAP reductions in the GOP megabill
Many of the provisions in the new bill make the first cuts permanent. Some fiscal conservatives have said there are not enough new pro-growth provisions in the big bill to pay for the tax cuts. LaHood disagreed.
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Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois
The order requires seven state agencies to “consider the specific impacts that the U.S. tariffs have had on Illinois and provide draft recommendations of measures to mitigate the impact of these tariffs” within the next 100 days,
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SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access?
Lawmakers and officials in support of the new measure say it will cut down on waste and fraud, but food advocates warn it could mean fewer people receiving the benefit.
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Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
Medicaid cuts are expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest.
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Champaign County reaches a deal with employees on a new contract, averting a strike
Workers called off a strike for Wednesday after reaching a tentative contract agreement that includes salary increases as well as reductions in healthcare costs and other benefits.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now
In a statement, Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, called the court’s decision “another definitive victory for the President and his administration.”
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Federal food assistance changes threaten benefits for thousands of Illinoisans
The bill institutes new work requirements for many people to remain eligible for benefits and shifts some costs for the program to the states.
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Pritzker signs health care legislation
The bills aim to rein in pharmacy benefit managers and expand insurance coverage.
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What to know about cycling-related bills Illinois lawmakers considered during spring session
Here’s a rundown of the cycling-related measures that passed and the ones that did not.
