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More than 1,000 plaintiffs, including Darren Bailey and 70 firearms dealers, named in latest lawsuit challenging state gun ban
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More than 1,000 plaintiffs, including Darren Bailey and 70 firearms dealers, named in latest lawsuit challenging state gun ban
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-lawsuit-white-county-20230124-nawr2cx2w5bfnn4q237q3c4anu-story.html
Pritzker says it’s ‘throwing away’ votes if Democrats backed someone other than Biden
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4609357-pritzker-says-its-throwing-away-votes-if-democrats-backed-someone-other-than-biden/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes increased funding to fight racial disparities in homelessness
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/gov-j-b-pritzker-pushes-increased-funding-to-fight-racial-disparities-in-homelessness/
The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
apnews.com/article/biden-administration-background-checks-atf-rule-70261cc0512eea8d52ef9585a9a48ab2
Quick Glance: Biden Administration Implements Stricter Background Checks for Gun Dealers
- A new rule by the Biden administration will require thousands of gun dealers to conduct background checks on buyers to close a legal loophole.
- President Biden emphasizes that the measure aims to keep guns away from domestic abusers and felons to save lives.
- The law mandates that sellers primarily engaged in selling firearms for profit must be federally licensed and perform checks.
- Despite praise from advocates, the regulation is likely to face legal challenges from gun rights activists, concerned about potential infringements.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘pragmatic progressive’ approach being put to the test: Governor balances image as Illinois faces its most challenging budget outlook since ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/14/gov-j-b-pritzkers-pragmatic-progressive-approach-being-put-to-the-test/
In Chicago, Ukrainian prime minister warns of dire consequences if Congress fails to deliver aid
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/16/ukraine-pm-chicago/
Aussies smash Americans for pro-gun agenda: The prospect of armed guards at shopping centres could carry a “risk” to the public, NSW’s top cop says ...
news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/aussies-defend-gun-laws-after-bondi-junction-massacre/news-story/308138b18fb64ffc3a9b9d5949e69035
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ‘evolution of the leadership’ needed at CTA: The governor's comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/
In Chicago, President Joe Biden raises millions, assails Donald Trump over abortion rights
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/08/joe-biden-milwaukee-chicago-fundraiser/
Quick Glance: Biden Seeks Student Debt Relief
- The Biden administration unveils plans to erase student debt for millions of Americans to fulfill a 2020 presidential promise.
- The proposed new program aims to provide targeted relief to specific groups of borrowers, including long-term debt holders and those in financial distress.
- Over 25 million borrowers are set to benefit from up to $20,000 in interest cancellation, with automatic relief planned for eligible borrowers.
- In addition to these reliefs, long-term borrowers and those experiencing financial hardships will also receive assistance, with the debt relief process expected to take some time.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker creates executive position at state parole board amid controversy over release of man accused of killing 11-year-old boy
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/15/gov-j-b-pritzker-creates-executive-position-at-state-parole-board-amid-controversy-over-release-of-man-accused-of-killing-11-year-old-boy/
Kyle Rittenhouse Reacts to Shooting Survivor Speaking at His College Event: Rittenhouse has hit back after Paul Prediger criticized him as they made dueling ...
kansascity.com/entertainment/article287830015.html
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to arm teachers, permitting them to carry guns in schools
axios.com/2024/04/23/tennessee-teachers-guns-school-legislation-passes
Biden dares the courts to block his election-year executive actions: "[I]f I get shut down by the court, I get shut down by the court."
axios.com/2024/04/11/biden-executive-orders-courts-lawsuits
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ‘evolution of the leadership’ needed at CTA: The governor's comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker expresses support for extending CPS school closing moratorium: Putting him at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson's school board, Gov. J.B ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/cps-closing-moratorium/
Middle Tennessee students plan second rally to protest bill to arm teachers and staff in state schools
newschannel5.com/news/middle-tennessee-students-plan-second-rally-to-protest-bill-to-arm-teachers-and-staff-in-state-schools
Gov. J.B. Pritzker taps northwest suburban lawmaker to run state insurance department
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/08/gov-j-b-pritzker-taps-northwest-suburban-lawmaker-to-run-state-insurance-department/
Justice Dept. finalizes rules to close ‘gun show loophole’: The change requires more sellers to conduct background checks for buyers. The White House called it ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/11/gun-show-loophole-closed-biden-atf/
Philadelphia gun violence victims find support through residents and nonprofits : As gun violence spiked in Philadelphia after the pandemic, some residents and ...
npr.org/2024/04/15/1243923853/gun-violence-philadelphia-support
Wisconsin's 'Mad City' is a rational choice for Biden's appeal to youth: It is not much of an exaggeration, if it is one at all, that college towns are to the ...
npr.org/2024/04/13/1244457067/biden-youth-vote-election-student-debt
In 2021, Ethan Crumbley went to school with a gun. Now, his parents are going to jail
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-10/ethan-crumbley-parents-jailed-for-school-shooting/103689552
US supreme court takes up Biden’s ‘ghost guns’ regulation case: Justices to hear appeal by administration in favor of regulating firearms that people can ...
theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/22/supreme-court-ghost-guns-law
Conservative group takes aim at Wall Street in report claiming big banks have undercut firearms industry
foxbusiness.com/politics/conservative-group-takes-aim-wall-street-report-claiming-big-banks-undercut-firearms-industry
Why haven’t blue states rushed to join Newsom’s call for constitutional amendment on guns?
mercurynews.com/2024/04/21/why-havent-blue-states-rushed-to-join-newsoms-call-for-constitutional-amendment-on-guns/
25 Years After Columbine, We Need to Talk About Who Commits Mass Shootings: Men: Until we’re willing to say, men’s gun violence, we’ll continue to miss the mark ...
commondreams.org/opinion/columbine-mass-shootings-men
New Orleans leaders call for gun control reform after mass shooting: Twelve people were shot outside a New Orleans nightclub.
axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/04/15/mass-shooting-nightclub-gun-control
Colorado “assault” weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim
denverpost.com/2024/04/19/colorado-assault-weapons-ban-senate-tom-sullivan/
Semiautomatic firearm ban passes Colorado’s House, heads to Senate: Colorado could join 10 other states with prohibitions on semi-automatic guns
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-semiautomatic-firearm-ban-passes-colorados-house-heads-to-senate/
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Tennessee students and parents protest arming teachers: Students marched to the Tennessee Capitol to protest the bill.
axios.com/local/nashville/2024/04/16/tennessee-students-parents-protest-arming-teachers
Oregon Sees Massive Surge in People Trying to Buy Guns: According to data from the NICS, Oregon saw a 43 percent change in firearm background checks from ...
newsweek.com/oregon-see-surge-gun-background-checks-1890605
What Do Gas, Guns, and Goons All Have in Common? Lauren Boebert: Bobo needs to gogo.
wegotthiscovered.com/politics/daily-reminder-that-lauren-boebert-is-the-gassy-gun-wielding-katie-britt-knockoff-colorado-doesnt-need/
WA gun ruling is another warning we’re headed back in a time warp: A local court ruled that only gun laws with an echo back to 1791 are legitimate ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-gun-ruling-is-another-warning-were-headed-back-in-a-time-warp/
GUEST COLUMN: Registries could be used to enforce gun bans: Credit card companies soon might be tracking purchases of firearms and ammunition in Colorado ...
gazette.com/opinion/guest-column-registries-could-be-used-to-enforce-gun-bans/article_8dc225f4-f771-11ee-8808-07481c647761.html
WA’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines ruled unconstitutional: Minutes after a Cowlitz County judge’s ruling Monday evening, the state Supreme Court issued an ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/was-ban-on-high-capacity-gun-magazines-ruled-unconstitutional/
Abortion, like gun control, is now subject to minority whim: On both issues, most Americans support positions that politics won’t affect.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/11/abortion-gun-legislation/
'Absolutely Absurd': Tennessee GOP Advances Concealed Guns for Teachers: "We should not be afraid to send our kids to school, but extremist lawmakers ...
commondreams.org/news/absolutely-absurd-tennessee-gop-advances-concealed-guns-for-teachers
COLUMN: No beer taxation without representation | Jon Caldara: State Sens. Kevin Priola and Chris Hansen are doing their very best impersonation of Carrie A ...
gazette.com/opinion/column-no-beer-taxation-without-representation-jon-caldara/article_68edda94-f35b-11ee-b7b8-7bea5e021925.html
Adriana E. Ramírez: The real difference between Summer Lee and Bhavini Patel: The differences between Summer Lee and challenger Bhavini Patel once seemed stark ...
post-gazette.com/opinion/adriana-e-ramirez/2024/04/08/summer-lee-bhavini-patel-debate-progressive/stories/202404080060
Youngkin vetoes Virginia assault weapons ban, signs 2 gun control measures: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed an assault weapons ban that passed the state ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4560487-youngkin-vetoes-virginia-assault-weapons-ban-signs-two-gun-control-measures/
Quick Glance: Youngkin signs 2 gun control measures in Virginia
- Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed an assault weapons ban passed by the state Legislature and instead signed two more limited gun regulations into law.
- Youngkin signed laws banning gun trigger switches that can make firearms fire automatically and allowing criminal charges against parents who allow children access to weapons deemed threats.
- While praised by gun control activists, they urge him to do more, emphasizing that the work does not stop here.
- The signing of the two gun control bills by Youngkin is seen as a step in the right direction, showing that America's gun violence crisis does not have to be accepted as inevitable.
Illinois parole official quits after police say a freed felon attacked a woman and killed her son
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-parole-official-quits-police-say-freed-felon-attacked-woman-k-rcna145252
Quick Glance: Illinois Parole Official Resigns After Freed Felon's Attack Leads to Tragedy
- A state parole board member resigned after recommending the release of a man who attacked a pregnant woman in Chicago with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son.
- Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered revamped procedures for dealing with domestic violence cases after the Illinois Prisoner Review Board's handling led to the recommendation of Crosetti Brand's release from prison.
- Brand, who police say had a relationship with Smith 15 years ago, faces charges of first-degree murder and other violent felonies related to the attack in Cook County.
- Pritzker instructed the Prisoner Review Board to engage experts and advocates to design and implement expanded training in domestic violence cases for the 15-member board.
Former US Lawmaker Finally Enjoys Social Policies He Fought for—In Europe: "I saw and felt what it's like to live in a community where everyone can go to ...
commondreams.org/news/jim-mcdermott
Column: Is Gov. Pritzker’s sales pitch to Hollywood working?: The governor is back from Hollywood and his two-day Illinois production sales pitch. And yes ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/column-is-gov-pritzkers-sales-pitch-to-hollywood-working/
Paul Vallas: Governor and mayor’s response to migrant crisis is an abuse of executive power
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/opinion-migrant-crisis-gov-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-executive-power-spending/
Editorial: Republicans are right to call out failings of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Illinois Prisoner Review Board
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/editorial-prisoner-review-board-pritzker-senate-republicans-jason-plummer/
Illinois official resigns after public outcry over death of Jayden Perkins: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Monday that a member of the Prisoner Review ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4554675-illinois-official-resigns-after-public-outcry-over-jayden-perkins-death/
New DCFS director in court to face questions on children stuck in emergency placements
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/dcfs-mueller-hearing/
Illinois Prisoner Review Board official quits amid controversy over release of man accused of killing boy, 11, attacking mother
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/25/illinois-prisoner-review-board-official-quits-amid-controversy-over-release-of-man-accused-of-killing-boy-11-attacking-mother/
Ryan Spain: Illinoisans deserve some truth telling after Pritzker’s State of the State
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/06/opinion-illinois-2024-budget-state-of-the-state-jb-pritzker/
Gun restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional, U.S. appeals court rules
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4540618-gun-restrictions-on-defendants-awaiting-trial-are-constitutional-u-s-appeals-court-rules/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure that sets up process for electing Chicago’s school board
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/18/gov-j-b-pritzker-signs-measure-that-sets-up-process-for-electing-chicagos-school-board/
David Greising: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s willingness to tackle pension problem is a breakthrough
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/column-illinois-pension-debt-jb-pritzker-greising/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration says insurance bill is an effort to balance needs of companies, consumers
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/13/pritzker-insurance-heraing/
Change to immigrant health care programs in Illinois will cause up to 6,000 to lose benefits
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/12/change-to-immigrant-health-care-programs-in-illinois-will-cause-up-to-6000-to-lose-benefits/
Harris to announce gun control measures on visit to Parkland, Fla.: Vice President Harris will make two announcements on gun violence prevention efforts Saturday ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/4550438-harris-to-announce-gun-control-measures-on-visit-to-parkland-fla/
Downstate congressional race highlights the GOP’s hard move to the right: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost is facing Darren Bailey in the 12th congressional district ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/03/downstate-congressional-race-highlights-the-gops-hard-move-to-the-right/
State of the Union: Biden faces high-stakes address to calm Democrat nerves: The president will seek to fight concerns over his age and contrast his term in ...
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68498032
Chicago sues Glock over sale of pistols that can easily be modified into ‘machine guns’
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4544144-chicago-glock-pistols-machine-guns-lawsuit/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal includes $800 million in tax increases, largely for corporations, sportsbooks
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/21/gov-j-b-pritzkers-budget-proposal-includes-800-million-in-tax-increases-largely-for-corporations-sportsbooks/
Colorado bill to ban purchase, sale of assault weapons passes first vote: Democratic legislators are supporting a bill to ban assault weapons in Colorado ...
denverpost.com/2024/03/19/colorado-assault-weapons-ban-legislature/
Jury finds NRA executives liable in gun group corruption case: Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for ...
npr.org/2024/02/23/1232229060/nra-wayne-lapierre-corruption-trial-verdict-new-york
Quick Glance: Jury finds NRA and Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption trial
- Wayne LaPierre diverted millions of dollars from the National Rifle Association to live luxuriously, while the gun rights group failed to properly manage its finances.
- The jury ruled that the National Rifle Association failed to properly run its nonprofit and its assets between March 20, 2014, and May 2, 2022.
- Jurors found that LaPierre and other executives violated their statutory obligations, causing monetary harm to the NRA.
- State Supreme Court Judge Joel Cohen will make decisions on monetary damages and potential oversight of the NRA's finances.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is backing abortion rights ballot measures across nation, but little on the horizon in Illinois
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/gov-j-b-pritzker-is-backing-abortion-rights-ballot-measures-across-nation-but-little-on-the-horizon-in-illinois/
Michigan man charged under gun storage law after 2-year-old girl shoots self: Authorities say a Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head ...
apnews.com/article/michigan-firearm-saf-a38c8e01fff0bb70e90b9985d5bd4150
Suburban mayors warn that Pritzker’s plan to eliminate grocery sales tax will hurt services or raise other taxes
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/suburban-mayors-warn-that-pritzkers-plan-to-eliminate-grocery-sales-tax-will-hurt-services-or-raise-other-taxes/
J.B. Pritzker’s Huge 2024 Donation to Protect Abortion: Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker is spending part of his fortune to fund ballot referenda in Arizona and ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/2024-election-abortion-nevada-arizona-jb-pritzker.html
Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018: Vice President Harris will walk through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in ...
npr.org/2024/03/11/1237215884/harris-will-visit-parkland-school
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Plan to Stop School Shootings: Jr Rifles for Kids!: Greene’s statements are troubling for what they tell us about the country’s ...
tomdispatch.com/how-about-these-names-marjorie-greene/
Gov. J.B Pritzker’s budget proposal offers mixed bag on taxes: While Illinois grocery bills would go down under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/pritzker-budget-and-you/
EDITORIAL: The left goes mad on gun control: To impose a litany of dangerous new gun-control measures of questionable legality, legislative Democrats have put ...
gazette.com/denver-gazette/editorial-the-left-goes-mad-on-gun-control/article_2f5c6274-f1f7-11ee-af33-8bf321362992.html
California Republican attacks ‘fake leftist’ gun control group for not backing his bill
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article287326575.html
Governor’s budget includes $1M for Lake County ‘greenway’; ‘This is a landmark moment … in every sense of the expression’
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/27/governors-budget-includes-1m-for-lake-county-greenway-this-is-a-landmark-moment-in-every-sense-of-the-expression/
Illinois Governor Proposes Fully Funding State Pensions by 2048: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing a plan to fully fund the state’s pensions by 2048 ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/illinois-governor-proposes-fully-funding-state-pensions-by-2048
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Plan for hybrid elected Chicago school board now in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s hands: Legislation that spells out the inaugural electoral process for Chicago's ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/07/plan-for-hybrid-elected-chicago-school-board-now-in-gov-j-b-pritzkers-hands/
Supreme Court seems torn over bump stock ban: In 2018, the federal government banned bump stocks for that reason, but gun enthusiasts have challenged the ...
npr.org/2024/02/28/1234624487/supreme-court-seems-torn-over-bump-stock-ban
The Public Pulse: Halloran's graphic comments; Border issues: Public Pulse writers give their thoughts on Sen. Steve Halloran of Hastings and how he invoked his ...
omaha.com/opinion/letters/the-public-pulse-hallorans-graphic-comments-border-issues/article_78d5cc58-edd6-11ee-bbf2-4b2e4ea8323e.html
Pritzker appoints former deputy governor to McPier board: Christian Mitchell, who left his post as deputy governor for Public Safety, Energy and Infrastructure ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/christian-mitchell-mpea/
Parks, bars, protests stripped from bill that would create gun-free zones in Colorado
denverpost.com/2024/03/28/colorado-gun-free-zone-sensitive-places-firearm-bill/
Illinois governor adds $500 million to quantum computing quest: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is devoting half a billion dollars in his new budget to boost quantum ...
axios.com/2024/02/21/illinois-jb-pritzker-quantum-computing-semiconductors
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Touts Filming Incentives While Protecting LGBTQ and Women’s Rights, Calls Trump a ‘Bad Person’
thewrap.com/illinois-governor-j-b-pritzker-lgbtq-rights-donald-trump/
After Jeremy Allen White Dining Snub, Illinois Governor Wants to Treat ‘The Bear’ Cast to Dinner at Chicago Steakhouse
thewrap.com/the-bear-jeremy-allen-white-ayo-edebiri-gibsons-jb-pritzker-chicago/
Willie Wilson: Illinois and Chicago avoid confronting pension debt at their peril
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/22/column-pension-debt-illinois-chicago-budgets-wilson/
Pritzker 'Reluctant' to Use Taxpayer Money for Chicago White Sox Stadium
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/pritzker-is-reluctant-to-tap-public-money-for-chicago-stadium
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