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CCI issues statement on taxpayer-funded abortions becoming law

CCI issues statement on taxpayer-funded abortions becoming law

Sep 28, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner today announced that he would sign House Bill 40, which authorizes the use of taxpayer monies to pay for elective abortions for Medicaid participants and state employees. He had earlier pledged to veto the bill. The Catholic Conference of Illinois...
Gov. Rauner reconsidering promise to veto taxpayer-funded abortions

Gov. Rauner reconsidering promise to veto taxpayer-funded abortions

Sep 25, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner is re-thinking his earlier pledge to veto House Bill 40, which authorizes the use of taxpayer money to pay for elective abortions for Medicaid participants and state employees. The legislation passed both the Illinois House and Senate this spring,...
U.S., Illinois bishops protest president's decision to end DACA

U.S., Illinois bishops protest president's decision to end DACA

Sep 5, 2017

Catholic bishops across the country and Illinois today sharply criticized the decision by President Donald Trump to end a program that allows young undocumented immigrants to stay in the country without fear of deportation. A statement from the U.S. Conference of...
What are the details of the new Scholarship Tax Credit?

What are the details of the new Scholarship Tax Credit?

Aug 31, 2017

Illinois lawmakers this week approved and Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed into law Senate Bill 1947, which modernizes the state’s education funding formula and introduces a five-year Scholarship Tax Credit. This new program offers access to a quality education...
CCI Radio Hour: Aug. 28, 2017

CCI Radio Hour: Aug. 28, 2017

Aug 28, 2017

Aug. 28, 2017 show Mary Massingale, CCI's director of communications, fills in as host since Bob Gilligan was in Springfield lobbying for the Scholarship Tax Credit. Sarah Brune, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, joins Mary to talk...