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Posts tagged Heather Steans
Panel mulls expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, affordable housing
EITC might go to young adults, immigrant workers
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Ted CoxEarned Income Tax Credit, Illinois Affordable Housing, Heather Steans, Emanuel Chris Welch, David Harris, Illinois Department of Revenue, Milton Friedman, Amber Wilson, Lisa Christensen Gee, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Michael Zalewski, Delia Ramirez, Rachel Rhodes, National Equity Fund, Allison Clements, Illinois Housing Council, Bob Palmer, Housing Action Illinois
Smooth rollout, long lines for legal weed
Pot czarina Hutchinson cheers ‘monumental milestone’ as Illinois becomes 11th state to legalize
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Marijuana, Illinois Cannabis, Toi Hutchinson, Kelly Cassidy, J.B. Pritzker, Heather Steans, Lori Lightfoot, Jason Ervin, Sunnyside Dispensaries
iPhone-like lines expected for pot legalization
Head of cannabis business group warns recreational users to be patient on Jan. 1
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, CannaBiz Illinois, Pamela Althoff, Apple iPhone, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, J.B. Pritzker
No single solution to pension plight
Sen. Steans, Civic Federation’s Msall, IPI’s Schuster agree on problem, urge action
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Ted CoxIllinois Pension Crisis, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, Maggiano's Banquets, City Club of Chicago, Laurence Msall, Heather Steans, Adam Schuster, Illinois Policy Institute, Civic Federation, Kristen McQueary, J.B. Pritzker, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Rahm Emanuel, John Cullerton, Lori Lightfoot
Pot to be legal here in 2020: Link to podcast
Pritzker signs cannabis bill into law, praises legislative work done by ‘Marijuana Moms’
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Ted CoxJehan Gordon-Booth, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, J.B. Pritzker, Kelly Cassidy, Toi Hutchinson, Heather Steans, John Cullerton, Kim Foxx, NAACP, David Welter, Becky Carroll, Jennifer Lee, C-Strategies, The Broad Cast
Pritzker signs 'real balanced budget'
Guv completes ‘ambitious agenda’ by signing tax rates, too, pledges education funding, capital bill will provide property-tax relief
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Budget, Illinois Capital Bill, Greg Harris, Toi Hutchinson, William McNary, Michael Zalewski, Moms Mabley, Heather Steans
The Christian case for legal weed
Rev. Alexander Sharp of Clergy for a New Drug Policy calls legalization ‘a profoundly human compassion issue’
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Ted CoxIllinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Alexander Sharp, Clergy for a New Drug Policy, Bob Gilligan, Catholic Conference of Illinois, Protestants for the Common Good, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans
Legal-pot law commits to 'equity' issues
Legislation intends to expunge marijuana busts, reward communities hurt by ‘War on Drugs’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, Toi Hutchinson, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, NORML Illinois, Dan Linn, Lori Lightfoot
Progressives rip 'giveaway' on estate tax
House Dems say attempt at compromise defeats intent of Gov. Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Carol Ammons, Theresa Mah, John Cullerton, Chuck Weaver, Bill Brady, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Pritzker Fair Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Estate Tax, Elgie Sims, Heather Steans, Delia Ramirez
Pot group calls for rapid expansion of marijuana industry
Illinois NORML warns state is on verge of ‘one of greatest failures in the history of regulated cannabis’
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Ted CoxMarijuana Industry, Medical Marijuana, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana, NORML, Illinois NORML, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, J.B. Pritzker, Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
Legal weed demand to create opportunity for outsiders
Communities hurt by ‘War on Drugs’ should see equity in legalization
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