AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoYouth Online Safety: Gov. JB Pritzker signed a sweeping child social media safety plan banning addictive algorithm feeds for minors, limiting late-night notifications, restricting location sharing and stranger access, and requiring age verification. Statehouse Ethics & Accountability: A Legislative Inspector General report says disgraced former Rep. Harry Benton violated Illinois law with a “pattern and practice” of sexual harassment, including allegations Welch’s office knew about in 2023. Health Care Fight: Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and AG Tong joined multi-state lawsuits targeting federal moves that would weaken Affordable Care Act protections and expand catastrophic plans in ways that could raise costs. Public Safety & Courts: The Illinois Prisoner Review Board denied early medical release for Sean Grayson, convicted in the Sonya Massey killing. Environment & Agriculture: A University of Illinois and Illinois Soybean Association analysis estimates an Illinois glyphosate ban could cost farmers up to $609M a year. Consumer Rules: Pritzker signed a law requiring retailers to accept cash payments up to $500 (with limited exceptions). Education Policy: Pritzker also signed the “bell-to-bell” school cellphone ban for K-8, and renamed the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired to the Illinois School for the Blind. Local Enforcement: An animal feed plant in Mount Prospect faces a $185K penalty settlement over odor violations.
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