Pritzker Signs Bills on Environmental Standards, in-State Tuition

Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuition

Gov. JB Pritzker signed more than 60 bills into law since Friday.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed more than 60 bills since Friday, including new laws on rental fees, rate hikes

Gov. JB Pritzker signed more than 60 bills since Friday, including new laws to increase transparency around rental fees and give some drivers an alternative to having their license suspended.

JB Pritzker signed more than 60 bills into law since Friday – Capitol News IL

Among them, House Bill 4420 enshrines the editorial independence of public radio and television stations affiliated with Illinois colleges and universities. The new law shields editors and reporters from prior review by university officials. It’s essentially an extension of the protections already provided to student journalists.

Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuition | Illinois State Bar Association

Pritzker signs bills on environmental standards, in-state tuitionGov. JB Pritzker signed more than 60 bills since Friday, including new laws to increase transparency around rental fees and give some drivers an alternative to having their license suspended. Source: Capitol News Illinois

Koehler law bolsters protections for public media at state colleges

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Dave Koehler’s House Bill 4420, which enhances editorial independence and makes changes to the College Campus Press Act to include professional journalist on campus has become law. “The freedom to investigate a story is how journalism thrives and real reform happens,” Said Koehler (D-Peoria) “Denying editorial independence to our aspiring journalists and professional journalists on campus is denying our communities ho…