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Discipline committee denies Smith’s request for more time
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD – House lawmakers charged with deciding possible discipline for indicted Rep. Derrick Smith have denied his attorney’s request to delay the final hearing.
Victor Henderson, Smith’s Chicago attorney, on July 6 asked the committee to delay the hearing for at least 30 days after July 19, the scheduled date [...]
Legislative scholarships leave lasting scars
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD ― The political and legal fallout from Illinois’ legislative scholarships won’t soon go away, despite Gov. Pat Quinn signing to end the program Wednesday.
For a century, lawmakers have given tuition waivers to public universities. The program carries scant rules, one of which was for the recipient to live [...]
Lawmakers call for override of Quinn’s prison-funding veto
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers and the union representing thousands of correctional officers are calling for an override of Gov. Pat Quinn‘s veto that slashed funding for two prisons and two youth centers.
A lawsuit to stop the closures is a possibility, too, a union official said Tuesday.
“The biggest concern I [...]
State working to capture names of inmates collecting benefits illegally
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD – State unemployment officials are cross-checking their rolls with prisons and jails to cull people who collect benefits but don’t qualify for them.
So far they’ve identified about 420 people whose names appear on both lists.
The cross-check, prompted by a House resolution, has been under way about two weeks.
Illinoisans [...]
Smith attorney: Discipline committee moving too fast
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The attorney for indicted Illinois Rep. Derrick Smith on Monday said the House committee looking into possible discipline against Smith is moving too fast and lacks the information it needs to make a fair decision.
The bipartisan House Select Committee on Discipline convened for the first time June [...]
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