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Patrick Keck

Columbus

Staff Writer at Gongwer Ohio

@gongwer and @StateAffairsUS staff writer | Former @SJRBreaking statehouse guy | @miamiuniversity alumnus | RTs are to inform

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  • Broadband budget change rankles municipalities

    1 month ago | pro.stateaffairs.com | Patrick Keck

  • BMW extends hours ahead of Real ID deadline

    2 months ago | pro.stateaffairs.com | Patrick Keck

  • Long-sought ethanol tax credit included in budget

    2 months ago | pro.stateaffairs.com | Patrick Keck

    With support from leading agriculture groups, the House-passed budget includes a $10 million higher-blend ethanol tax credit. Following years of stalled legislation and thwarted budget amendments, the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget (HB 96) as passed by the House creates the High Blend Ethanol Rebate Program administered by the Department of Agriculture. The pilot program would offer rebates of 5 cents per gallon for E15 sold by motor fuel retailers.

  • Illinois lawmakers pushing for more stringent gun storage laws

    Oct 15, 2024 | sj-r.com | Patrick Keck

    The 14-year-old suspect who shot 11 people and killed four in a Georgia high school last month had access to a semiautomatic assault-style weapon legally purchased by the shooter's father, prompting questions nationwide for how to address youth firearm safety. The deadliest school shooting in Georgia history, children having easy access to firearms in their homes is far from an anomaly, studies show, and the consequences could be deadly.

  • Budzinski hopeful for farm bill passage after prior deadline passes

    Oct 14, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Patrick Keck

    Congress has unfinished legislative business to attend to after Election Day, legislation that millions of Illinoisans rely on for farming and food assistance. Already renewed for one year, the 2018 Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30 but has largely kept its main provisions such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in-tack. That program is also at the heart of the divide between Democrats and Republicans in Washington.

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Patrick M. Keck
Patrick M. Keck @pkeckreporter
5 Jun 25

RT @gongwer: Nonprofit agricultural membership organizations will be exempt from insurance regulations through a plan heading to the govern…

Patrick M. Keck
Patrick M. Keck @pkeckreporter
3 Jun 25

RT @gongwer: A flat income tax rate of 2.75% starting next year and property tax relief in the form of a broadened homestead exemption prog…

Patrick M. Keck
Patrick M. Keck @pkeckreporter
29 May 25

RT @gongwer: Outside of a few excused absences, House members' names lit up entirely green during Wednesday's session. https://t.co/1N1Ing…