CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, defended the District of Columbia's (D.C.) efforts to restrict the capacity of firearms magazines within its borders in an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/States%27%20Amicus%20Brief%20Hanson%20v.%20District%20of%20Columbia%20Stamped.pdf?language_id=1) filed in the U.S. Court o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 28 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: State lawmakers were back in Springfield this week for the first three days of the annual fall Veto Session. During the 2023 spring session, more than 550 bills were passed through both chambers of the General Assembly and sent to the Governor for final action. Gov. JB Pritzker signed all but six into law. Of the six bills, three received total vetoes, and an additional three received partial, or amendatory  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 28 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Since the inception of the Invest in Kids program in 2017, more than $308 million in private donations have been made to a tax credit scholarship fund that has provided more than 38,000 scholarships to help low-income K-12 students in struggling schools optimize their chances for academic success by attending a school of choice. Without a legislative intervention during Veto Session, Invest in Kids expires  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: Today, Governor Mike Parson announced judicial appointments to the 34th and 39th Judicial Circuits. Brandon M. Sanchez, of New Madrid, was appointed as Associate Circuit Judge for New Madrid County in the 34th Judicial Circuit. Mr. Sanchez is currently the owner of the Law Office of Brandon M. Sanchez, LLC. He holds Bachelors of Arts in criminal justice and psychology from  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 28 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2023: Attorney General Drew Wrigley earlier this week, announced that, along with 33 other attorneys general, he has sued Meta in federal court alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens. At the same time, Meta falsely assured the public that these features are saf  more