Illinois quick hits: Durbin wants to end Electoral College; pay transparency law
Durbin wants to end Electoral College Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has reintroduced a constitutional amendment to do away ...
The day of sports betting reckoning is here: Senate Judiciary Committee holds meeting on scandals
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary met to discuss sports betting. How the Senate views U.S. sports betting.
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Duckworth, Durbin Announce Over $7 Million to Help Prepare Young Illinoisans to Succeed in High-Demand Careers
CHICAGO - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced more than $7 million in grant funding ...
Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls 'a phenomenally bad idea'
Several Senate Democrats propose abolishing the Electoral College, a proposed move that GOP Sen. Mike Lee described as "a phenomenally bad idea." ...
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Senate Hearing Kicks Off Federal US Sports Betting Scrutiny
The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary held its first hearing on the sports betting industry, but it is "only the beginning ...
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U.S. Senate Starts a Sports Betting ‘Discussion’ — But Where Will it Go?
Senators kicked off a conversation about legalized sports betting on Tuesday that highlighted serious concerns but also ...
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Sen. Schatz backs amendment to end Electoral College
Illinois, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont, have introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system and ...
Durbin open to meeting with Trump about ‘dreamers’
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is urging Congress to pass the Dream Act as the second Trump administration approaches. On ...
Former Rockford federal inmate reflects on First Step Act six years later
Trump signed it into law on Dec. 21, 2018. Since then, Durbin says it’s reduced populations in overcrowded federal prisons, ...