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This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes an upcoming session schedule and list of bills approved by the House during the week of March 13-17, links to a report with newly-filed amendments pertinent to counties, urges county officials to contact their legislators in support of legislation to increase state income tax revenue shared with counties, announces the signing of a law mandating paid leave in the workplace, shares an update on oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of the Pre-Trial Fairness Act, conveys a leadership change at the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), makes counties aware of a federal initiative to fund hazardous mitigation projects, invites County Treasurers to attend a lunch and learn organized by ISACo corporate partner PMA/IPRIME, shares upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Mahoney, Silverman and Cross, LLC and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter provides an update on ISACo tracked bills that emerged from House and Senate Committees last week ahead of the first committee deadline of the spring session, lists key deadlines for the remainder of the spring session, shares information about the launch of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center, announces a funding opportunity for lead service line inventories, conveys news about energy transition community grant recipients, includes an announcement of a leadership change at the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), discusses a new dashboard launched to inform the public of progress on Rebuild Illinois capital program projects, provides the latest update on litigation challenging the assault weapons ban, links to an NPR interview with National Association of Counties (NACo) President Denise Winfrey regarding the role of county governments, invites County Treasurers to attend a lunch and learn organized by ISACo corporate partner PMA/IPRIME, shares upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner AT&T and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes a legislative calendar update, provides information about bill filings and ISACo-tracked bills approved by House Committees last week, links to the Governor’s disaster declaration extending the COVID-19 emergency for an additional 30 days, an Executive Order (EO) renewing previous EOs related to COVID-19 and a new disaster declaration concerning asylum seekers, reports on the creation of a cannabis working group by House Democrats, provides information about state grant awards for local park projects, invites County Treasurers to attend a lunch and learn organized by ISACo corporate partner PMA/IPRIME, shares an upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunity, highlights ISACo corporate partner Nationwide and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes information about legislative session schedules and bill filings, provides an update about ISACo-tracked bills approved by House and Senate committees last week, reports on a judicial facility funding bill, links to an Executive Order (EO) proposing to change the name and expand the scope of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), conveys information about unsewered community construction and gun violence prevention grants, delivers an update concerning SAFE-T Act litigation, invites County Treasurers to attend a lunch and learn organized by ISACo corporate partner PMA/IPRIME, shares an upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunity, highlights ISACo corporate partner Mahoney, Silverman & Cross, LLC and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter identifies several bills of interest to counties, links to ISACo's 2023 Legislative Agenda, provides a summary of the Governor's State of the State and Budget Address, reports on a luncheon in Cook County attended by ISACo, Cook County officials and members of Illinois' congressional delegation, includes recent bill signings by the Governor, highlights ISACo corporate partner AT&T and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter identifies several bills of interest to counties, reports on the enactment into law of a bill concerning Veterans Assistance Commissions (VAC), provides information about state disaster declaration extensions, offers a reminder that the Governor's State of the State/Budget Address is this Wednesday, shares information about two new appointments to the General Assembly, reports on the ISACo-United Counties Council of Illinois (UCCI) dinner event held during the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, highlights ISACo corporate partner Burke Warren and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter provides an update on General Assembly bill filings, identifies several bills of interest to counties, shares House and Senate committee assignments, links to Governor Pritzker's announcement that the COVID-19 public health emergency will end in May, conveys information about the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) sales tax jurisdiction boundary verification map, shares Pritzker Administration reappointments and a resignation, links to an Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) fair housing guide for local governments, announces the award of water infrastructure loans to local governments, delivers an update on litigation involving the assault weapons ban and reports on a lawsuit filed by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul regarding PFAS chemicals, provides another opportunity for county officials and staff to register for the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference (February 11-14), shares an upcoming NACo webinar opportunity, highlights ISACo corporate partner PMA-IPRIME and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter invites county officials and staff to utilize ISACo's bill tracking service, makes counties aware that the Governor signed a preemption of zoning authority into law, highlights several bills of interest to counties, provides an update on a proposed railway merger between the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), shares information about the state repayment of its Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt, provides updates on litigation relevant for the assault weapons ban and SAFE-T Act, reminds county officials to file their Statement of Economic Interests form, provides another opportunity for county officials and staff to register for the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference (February 11-14), shares upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Nationwide and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes a list of ISACo Board Members and Officers, announces the updated 2023 County Platform, identifies Illinois House and Senate caucus leadership teams, reports on the signing of a bill concerning the transfer of criminal defendants from county jails, provides information about a funding opportunity for county solid waste planning, links to the Illinois 2022 State Water Plan, shares a link to the December 2022 ISACo County Quarterly Newsletter, reminds county officials and staff to register for the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference (February 11-14), shares upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Comcast and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter shares the remarks made by Governor JB Pritzker during his inauguration, provides updates on legislation restricting county zoning authority, a trailer bill to a previously enacted law concerning Veterans Assistance Commissions (VACs), a bill concerning transfers of certain criminal defendants from county jails to the State, legislation banning assault weapons, shares information about the extension of Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations, provides a link to ISACo's December County Quarterly Newsletter, provides registration information for the National Association of Counties (NACo) upcoming Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C, makes counties aware of an expansion to employee bereavement leave rights, includes a link to the Illinois Department of Revenue's (IDOR) Local Government Newsletter for January, shares upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Mahoney, Silverman and Cross, LLC and invites counties to join ISACo.