The House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force heard more ideas from gun control advocates and supporters of the Second Amendment Thursday.
Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is a former Massac County State’s Attorney trying to work on a better solution for prosecutors and judges taking on more responsibility after the start of the new year.
Ending cancer as we know it. President Biden will give a speech Monday in Boston on his plan to find a cure for the disease. What the White House says we can expect to hear about the president’s ‘Cancer Moonshot.’
As some states begin to implement bans and restrictions on abortion, debate continues over how much the issue of abortion will drive voters to the polls.
Congress passes a new Farm Bill every five years. The old U.S. farm policy package will expire next September, and lawmakers are looking into what needs to be in the next version
The bill includes $213 million for various flood relief infrastructure plans, focusing on repairing roads, bridges, water systems and help for cities, counties and schools in the region.
Illinois has seen a significant rise in hate crimes over the past two years with attacks against Asian Americans, Jewish residents, and the LGBTQ community.
Loan forgiveness, the war in Ukraine and the Illinois budget are just some of the topics touched on by state and national leaders today at the Southern Illinois legislative summit in Du Quoin.
The Illinois State Police faced scrutiny from lawmakers last week surrounding the ability of the Highland Park shooter to get a FOID card months after he was reported as a clear and present danger.
The Campaign Legal Center, which is representing the organizations, says the “LWVMO and MO NAACP, as well as their volunteers, reasonably fear that H.B. 1878 would criminalize many of their most basic voter outreach efforts.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44 billion agreement to acquire the company Dorsey helped found.
Republicans believe the economy will work to their advantage in the November midterm elections, but Democrats say the country is turning a corner on reducing prices.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol wants the public to be aware of some new crime and public safety-related laws going into effect on Sunday, August 28 and others going into effect later.
Following the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, the Ways & Means Committee said the decision showed “the law is on our side in seeking Trump’s tax returns.”
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