Wednesday - July 30, 2025
*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday July 03, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Amended Senate Budget Bill Would Trigger Nearly 20 Million People Losing Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, posted the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Amended Senate Budget Bill Would Trigger Nearly 20 Million People Losing Health Insurance Updated Analysis Also Includes State-by-State Coverage Loss Estimates * WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released updated data, broken down by state, that shows that the Senate budget bill, if amended as indicated by Sen  more

Duckworth, King, Collins and Budzinski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Our Troops and Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, King, Collins and Budzinski Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Our Troops and Strengthen Domestic Manufacturing * July 02, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Mike Bost (R-IL-12) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02) are introducing   more

EEOC Sues Rock Snowpark for Religious Discrimination
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Rock Snowpark for Religious Discrimination * Lawsuit claims employee was fired over faith-based social media posts MILWAUKEE-- Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, doing business as The Rock Snowpark, a winter sports park and summer events venue in Franklin, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it terminated a lift operations manager because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employmen  more

EPA Issues Orders to Stop the Sale of Unregistered Pesticide Products in Illinois
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Issues Orders to Stop the Sale of Unregistered Pesticide Products in Illinois * CHICAGO (July 2, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order to Banner Wholesale Grocers to prevent the illegal distribution and sale of unregistered pesticide products through the company's website and retail location at 2639 S. Damen Ave., Chicago. EPA also issued "stop sale" orders to   more

Suburban Chicago Businessman Convicted for Role in Bank Fraud and PPP Fraud Schemes
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * Suburban Chicago Businessman Convicted for Role in Bank Fraud and PPP Fraud Schemes * Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit Oversight Reports, and General News (https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USSBAOIG/signup/43304) Click Here to View the Original U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release (https://www.justice.gov/usao-co/pr/colorado-sp  more