New legislation will reduce SNAP benefits for eligible Illinois residents and tighten eligibility requirements. An estimated ...

“No governor or lawmaker has ever lost at the polls following their action,” Carey said in a statement to POLITICO. “Governor Hochul has nothing to fear politically and everything to gain by signing ...

The Big Beautiful Bill extends tax cuts that were to expire at the end of 2025, which gives a large tax cut to the wealthy.

The Senate’s version of its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would provide $500 million in long-term security aid to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon temporarily paused military equipment ...

The state budget for this fiscal year, a $55 billion spending plan that’s the largest in state history, cut $26 million from the Home Illinois initiative, which helps fund a rental-assistance program ...

Additionally, on June 9, the New York State Senate approved a bill legalizing medical aid in dying, which passed the State Assembly earlier this year, but Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to sign it into law ...

Nonprofits are worried Some Illinois nonprofits are getting ready for major cuts due to President Donald Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill that he signed into law last week.