Author: Greg Stuessel

Gov. Abbott Calls Special Session on Bathrooms, Abortion, School Finance

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday called a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 18. Abbott said that after legislators address a bill to keep some state agencies from shuttering, he’ll add another 19 items to the agenda. During his announcement, Abbott also said he signed into law several bills from the regular session. (List of signed bills included in the story)

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“Now The Pain Begins”: S&P, Moody’s Cut Illinois To Near Junk, Lowest Ever Rating For A U.S. State

“We’re going to start to see some real pain now,” Senate President John Cullerton told reporters in Springfield on Wednesday after both S&P and Moody’s downgraded Illinois to just above junk, the lowest ever rating for a US state. “We’re going to start to see downgrades. We don’t have any funding for schools. We don’t have any funding for higher end and a bunch of social programs.”

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