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Lawmakers look to reach energy deal
Lawmakers could return to Springfield soon to tackle an energy deal Gov. J.B. Pritzker said is being put into bill form to keep nuclear plants open.
Details are sparse, including how much in subsidies the nuclear energy industry will get. However, there’s growing concern from coal-fired power plants, including municipally-owned utilities.
They’re pushing to be exempted from premature closures Pritzker is looking for he said is necessary to “fight climate change.”
Lawmakers agree to one pension change
While the state grapples with what some estimate is a $300 billion unfunded pension liability, one measure headed to the governor soon carves out the Chicago Park District.
State Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, took to social media Wednesday to address the failure of her bill to add elected officials to Capital Township in a post referencing slavery and calling out Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield. SB826 - I hear Rep. Butler s words - We don t need this because Sangamon Co. administers Township funds very efficiently. Slave masters- It’s ok slaves are 3/5 of a person; our plantations are running very efficiently. Plantation mentality doesn t work for any of us in 2021, Turner wrote in a tweet and post on her personal Facebook page.
Turner did not respond to multiple requests for comment. She has not responded to several questions from The State Journal-Register over the last several weeks about the bill, her new legislative district proposal, not voting on a sex education bill and a no vote on the state budget in a break with her Democratic colleagues.
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