
Punishing ‘Poopy’: Illinois Is Threatening To Revoke Liquor And Gambling Licenses For Ignoring The Stay-At-Home Order
As the pandemic drags on, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is taking a harder line against businesses who violate his stay-at-home order.
As the pandemic drags on, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is taking a harder line against businesses who violate his stay-at-home order.
The state’s Supreme Court ruled for Republicans in a challenge to an extension issued by the health secretary, arguing she exceeded her authority.
Both Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot recently released reopening plans. How are they different? And what happens if they conflict?
As lawmakers plan a return to Springfield next week, Gov. JB Pritzker warns of “severe” budget cuts ahead without more federal relief .
House Democrats plan to move forward with a $3 trillion bill for additional coronavirus relief, following up on the historic $2 trillion aid package passed in March. It prioritizes granting hazard pay to front-line workers and providing aid to state and local governments, which had not been allotted in previous bills. It is seen as an opening salvo in a long series of negotiations on the next relief package.This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional editor Deirdre Walsh, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station
State lawmakers need to approve an economic relief package, Pritzker said, but towns that disobey his stay-at-home orders could pay a price.
Public health needs continue to stymie lawmakers’ hopes for an immediate economic reopening. The nation’s top health experts appeared — virtually — before a Senate committee today and provided updates on coronavirus testing and the state of the outbreak.This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, and science correspondent Richard Harris.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station
An outlier even in the Illinois GOP, this farmer and state legislator opposes government control but welcomes federal farm subsidies.
The Pritzker administration unveiled new modeling that shows the virus’ peak may hit in mid-June, a month later than earlier forecasts.
After coming into contact with a White House staff member who tested positive for the coronavirus, Anthony Fauci and two other top officials from the White House taskforce are self-quarantining. And the special election in California’s 25th congressional district illustrates the challenges social distancing will pose to congressional campaigns ahead of the general election.This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and KPCC reporter Libby Denkmann.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station