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Alex Degman

Springfield

Statehouse Reporter at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

Statehouse reporter for @wbez and Illinois Public Radio. Former @kmoxnews anchor, WIU '08/UIS PAR '09, White Sox, Blues, he/him, thoughts are my own. 🏳️‍🌈

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  • 1 week ago | chicago.suntimes.com | George Wiebe |Alex Degman

    After months of debate, Illinois legislators released a transit reform proposal that renames the Regional Transportation Authority, establishes a consolidated police force and creates a universal fare system for the Chicago area’s mass transit agencies. But a gaping hole in the plan still remains. The bill does not address revenue options to pay for it. The proposed changes come as the RTA system faces a $770 million budget shortfall.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbez.org | Alex Degman

    Illinois lawmakers took another step this week to end the program offering health care coverage to Illinois residents without legal status in the United States. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules this week gave a green light to rules that will phase out the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program on July 1. The phaseout has been expected ever since Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker released a budget outline in February that did not include money for it.

  • 3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Alex Degman

    El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Los legisladores de Illinois dieron otro paso esta semana para finalizar el programa que ofrece cobertura de atención médica a los residentes de Illinois sin estatus legal en los Estados Unidos. El Comité Conjunto de Reglas Administrativas de la Legislatura (JCAR) aprobó esta semana las normas que eliminarán gradualmente el programa de Beneficios de Salud para Adultos Inmigrantes (HBIA) a partir del 1 de julio.

  • 3 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Alex Degman

    Illinois lawmakers took another step this week to end the program offering healthcare coverage to Illinois residents without legal status in the United States. The legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules this week gave a green light to rules that will phase out the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program on July 1. The phase out has been expected ever since Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker released a budget outline in February that did not include money for it.

  • 1 month ago | nprillinois.org | Alex Degman

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s national stature has been growing in recent months. He appeared on The View in mid-February and The Blueprint with Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary, a few days later. He went on Fox News for the first time earlier this month. He’s not done yet: On Sunday, Pritzker is headlining the 2025 McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club dinner.

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Alex Degman
Alex Degman @Alex_Degman
2 Aug 24

RT @D_Towski: As someone who spent 8+ years at the RFT doing "historical writing" --- that is, journalism, including covering Ferguson and…

Alex Degman
Alex Degman @Alex_Degman
28 May 24

heh. we'll see.

Brenden Moore
Brenden Moore @brendenmoore13

Almost done. #twill https://t.co/jGU2D7vJv2

Alex Degman
Alex Degman @Alex_Degman
27 May 24

This was one of my favorite parts of the revenue bill and I'm personally a little disappointed it was removed.

Hannah Meisel
Hannah Meisel @hannahmeisel

Love that the latest revenue bill amendment is exclusively about ground-based sparklers 🧨 https://t.co/HV3LAfPhxB