The Week in Review
Week in Review: Scramble to Pass State Budget; Assisted-Dying Bill Advances
Springfield lawmakers scramble to finalize a new spending plan Friday as Gov. JB Pritzker promises to veto any proposal that includes broad-based new taxes to address a $1 billion budget hole.
But Illinois Republicans blast a budget process they describe as “broken” and “opaque.”
The Illinois House advances a measure that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a physician.
Lawmakers also introduce a much-anticipated bill that would reform Chicago’s public transportation system — but skepticism remains over how it will be funded.
Meanwhile, a watchdog report finds the CTA paid out more than $1 million over the past five years to employees for remote work, despite the fact that their work could not be done remotely.
And amid a flurry of pardons, President Donald Trump commutes the federal life sentence of Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover who has been in prison since 1973.
Guests:
Violet Miller, Chicago Sun-Times
Rufus Williams, WVON
Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ
Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune
