The Illinois House of Representatives voted yesterday in favor of six
amendments that would ban semi-automatic assault weapons and
large-capacity ammunition magazines.
However, Illinois doesn’t currently have—and has never had—an Asian American member in the state legislature. “They said, ‘you’re going to form an Asian American caucus with no Asian American elected officials?’” Kang told Progress Illinois. “But it makes sense, so long as we yield results.”
As the nation reels in the wake of a Connecticut school massacre that has left 26 dead, Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Chicagoans and legislators this afternoon to discuss gun control in Illinois.
This is typically the busiest month for the Illinois General Assembly – state lawmakers stay in Springfield each week to agree upon an annual budget by May 31 and act on other major bills. This year, again the focus is on the state budget – and the related problems of underfunded pensions and rising Medicaid costs.
But there are other key measures that have flown under the radar so far during this hectic legislative season – including a bill that would give Illinois the highest minimum wage in the nation, at effectively $10 an hour. Read more »
Andy Kang noticed the funny looks.
This is typically the busiest month for the Illinois General Assembly – state lawmakers stay in Springfield each week to agree upon an annual budget by May 31 and act on other major bills. This year, again the focus is on the state budget – and the related problems of underfunded 