Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago suffers credit rating downgrades
(The Center Square) - Two credit agencies have downgraded Chicago's general obligations bond rating to BBB+.
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WATCH: Fearing wealth flight, WA lawmakers propose estate tax rollback; critics resist
(The Center Square) - Democratic lawmakers in Washington state are moving closer to repealing a 2025 law that raised the state's top estate tax... Read More.
Illinois lawmakers push bipartisan energy choice package
(The Center Square) - A bipartisan group of Illinois lawmakers have introduced energy legislation to protect consumers from costs associated with the state's planned... Read More.
Convention of States rally pushes for fiscal restraint, limits on federal power
(The Center Square) - A movement to restrain the federal government's power and jurisdiction is pushing for more momentum in Illinois.
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Final act? Huntington Beach asks SCOTUS to take up local voter ID fight
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has characterized a California Supreme Court decision not to take up a lower court's rejection of Huntington Beach's voter... Read More.
Plenty opposed to Washington environmental crimes bill
A parade of union officials, industry association leaders and representatives of landowners and fisheries appeared at a Washington state legislative hearing to oppose a... Read More.
Illinois Quick Hits: Police report drop in homicide rates in East St. Louis
(The Center Square) - State officials are crediting the Public Safety Enforcement Group for East St. Louis reporting its lowest number of homicides in... Read More.
Amended Bears megaproject bill could have major impact on property tax payers
(The Center Square) - An Illinois megaproject bill about a new Chicago Bears stadium project passed through a House committee Thursday, but it did... Read More.
Hearing in Fulton County Election Board raid delayed
(The Center Square) - A federal judge in Georgia delayed a planned Friday hearing in the case involving the raid of the Fulton County... Read More.
Southern Company awarded $26.5B loan by Energy Department
(The Center Square) - Development of electricity infrastructure by the Southern Company in Georgia and Alabama capable of generating up to 16 gigawatts of... Read More.
