Legislation banning indoor tanning for Illinois minors heads to Governor
Illinois is poised to become the most recent state to ban the use of indoor tanning beds by children younger than 18 said State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), sponsor of House Bill 188 that was approved by Senate lawmakers on May 20.
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Senate Week in Review: May 13 – 17, 2013
Despite rumors that the Illinois Senate would take up concealed carry legislation on May 17, Senate lawmakers adjourned for the weekend without hearing the Right-to-Carry measure. However, the Senate debated and passed another controversial bill that would legalize the use of marijuana for some chronically or terminally ill Illinois residents.
Earlier in the week, the Illinois Senate approved several measures intended to provide greater transparency and review of the state’s education funding system, and an audit of the state’s Road Fund revealed troubling confirmation that a majority of state road fund dollars aren’t being used for road infrastructure improvements, maintenance or construction.
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Radogno bill to increase transparency of school funding approved by Senate
Bringing greater accountability and transparency to the state’s system of funding schools is the goal of legislation that was approved May 15 by the Illinois Senate and sponsored by State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont).
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Radogno on Comcast Newsmakers
Recently, Sen. Radogno sat down with Comcast Newsmakers' host Paul Lisnek to talk about pension reform, the pension "cost shift" proposal--and how both these issues relate to Illinois' system of education funding. Watch the video...
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Shining a Light on School Funding
Giving the public (and public policy makers) a better idea of how the state spends its education dollars is the goal of House Bill 3133, sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno.
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