Alex Degman
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 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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2 months 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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RT @D_Towski: As someone who spent 8+ years at the RFT doing "historical writing" --- that is, journalism, including covering Ferguson and…
heh. we'll see.
Almost done. #twill https://t.co/jGU2D7vJv2
This was one of my favorite parts of the revenue bill and I'm personally a little disappointed it was removed.
Love that the latest revenue bill amendment is exclusively about ground-based sparklers 🧨 https://t.co/HV3LAfPhxB