Tony Arnold
Reporter, Government and Politics
Tony has a B.A. in American Studies from Miami University. He previously worked at WNIJ in DeKalb, IL and WMUB in Oxford, OH. His first job in journalism was as a stringer, recording stats for local high school sports.
Stories by Tony Arnold
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A Massive Green Energy Bill Was Approved By Illinois Lawmakers. Here’s What’s In It.
Replacing coal and natural gas with renewable energy is just the beginning of what’s in a massive bill passed by Illinois lawmakers.
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Illinois House Passes A Sweeping Energy Bill That Would End The State’s Reliance On Fossil Fuels
Environmentalists and labor unions unite behind the bill to halt carbon emissions by 2050 and save several nuclear plants — but at a cost to consumers.
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Exelon Threatens Nuclear Plant Closure After Springfield Energy Deal Falters
Exelon says it will close its Byron nuclear plant Sept. 13 without legislative approval of new ratepayer subsidies totaling $694 million.
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Illinois Democrats Pass New District Maps In Partisan Vote
But lawmakers couldn’t cut a deal with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on a major clean-energy package and stumbled on ethics reforms.
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Pritzker Vows To Veto Massive Senate Energy Proposal
A debate over whether — or when — to phase out coal in Illinois is contributing to a political stalemate holding up a major energy package.
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Illinois Lawmakers Are Meeting To Redraw District Maps. Some Groups Want More Transparency.
Republicans are accusing Democrats of attempting to gerrymander state districts, while community members say they don’t have enough input.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Sends Ethics Bill Back To Legislators
The bill would ensure exiting lawmakers wait six months before lobbying. But Pritzker said it limited the executive inspectors general and wants that changed.
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Gov. Pritzker Revives Illinois Mask Mandate And Requires Vaccines For Teachers, Health Care Workers
Illinois’ vaccine mandate applies to all public and private school employees, as well as health care workers, as the unvaccinated crowd hospitals.
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Sources: A Vaccine Mandate For Illinois School Workers Is Coming, Along With A Statewide Mask Mandate
Sources say all public and private K-12 school employees plus higher education workers will have to get vaccinated under Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan.
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Following WBEZ Survey, Gov. Pritzker Calls On Every Illinois Lawmaker To Get Vaccinated
After WBEZ surveyed the vaccination status of every Illinois state lawmaker, 30 still have not revealed whether they are inoculated against COVID-19.
