Lawmakers Shoot Down Concealed Carry Legislation
A measure to allow Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms has failed in the Illinois House, despite support from most Republicans and some conservative Democrats.
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A measure to allow Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms has failed in the Illinois House, despite support from most Republicans and some conservative Democrats.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson isn't thrilled that Wisconsin lawmakers are taking it on the lam to Illinois.
Wisconsin Democrats who left the state to block a vote on sweeping anti-union legislation might stay in hiding for weeks.
Lawmakers left two big pieces of unfinished business when they went home after voting to raise income taxes. One would make Ill. a less expensive place to do business, and the other would get billions of dollars into charities and companies struggling to survive.
Illinois House Republicans want to change the Illinois Constitution to put an end to the General Assembly's lame duck sessions following an election.
