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Illinois notifies more than 700,000 Medicaid enrollees of new federal work requirements

Next year, about 700,000 people who have joined Medicaid since Illinois expanded eligibility under the Affordable Care Act more than a decade ago are at risk of losing coverage. That’s if they don’t ...
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Isabel’s morning briefing

Isabel’s Top Picks *** * Tribune | Weiss Memorial Hospital loses Illinois hospital license in latest blow to reopening hopes: “Despite having over a year to make improvements at Weiss Memorial, ...
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LEC accepts McCuskey’s Sept. 30 resignation, will appoint acting LIG

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Pritzker launches $20 million PAC for national midterm push

A new political action committee chaired by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to invest at least $20 million aimed at boosting Democratic House candidates for the midterms while also expanding his ...
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Pritzker joins Texas Democrats, deflects questions about 2028 presidential race

Pritzker also accused Republicans of trying to “rig” the election by redrawing congressional districts and seeking to change voting rules. He added: “But Republicans can’t rig the election if voters ...
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Some progress, but DCFS still not complying with 2020 law

The state child welfare agency under Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration has yet to fully implement changes Illinois lawmakers mandated in response to the neglect-related death of a downstate toddler ...
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It’s taken Illinois 14 years to regain an ‘A’ rating from S&P, and we’re still at the bottom of the pack

The Tribune way back in August 2012, during the Quinn administration… Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit of the state of Illinois on Wednesday because of its weak fundi ...
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Isabel’s morning briefing

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Comptroller Mendoza points to SAFE-T Act provision, says it’s time to ‘get rid of policies that have not made our communities safer and have in fact, put officers and ...

* Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s remarks as prepared for delivery today at the 2025 Illinois Police Officers Memorial Ceremony in Springfield… Good morning officers, families, dignitaries and everyone ...
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A ‘callous capitalization on someone else’s suffering’

* Without a doubt, the local news media in Illinois has misrepresented the SAFE-T Act more than any other state law since I’ve been doing this. And I’ve been doing this for 36 years. This NBC 5 story ...
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Capitol Fax . com - Your Illinois News Radar » Isabel afternoon roundup

- BE - Tuesday, May 12, 26 @ 3:36 pm: Makary “ultimately resigned over concerns about [Trump’s] decision to authorize fruit-flavored e-cigarettes, an action he opposed.” “Last Tuesday, the FDA ...