There are plenty of hot button issues on the docket for Illinois lawmakers as they begin the fall veto session this week. Energy legislation, including the state’s nuclear construction moratorium, gun laws, and scholarship tax credits could be addressed during the session. The Invest in Kids tax credit program is set to expire on New Year’s Eve unless lawmakers take action. Nathan Cunneen, spokesman for the American Federation for Children, says Governor J.B. Pritzker has flip-flopped on his support for the program.
Lawmakers could also address an amendatory veto by Pritzker that would give electric utilities like Ameren the right of first refusal on transmission line construction. Opponents say the bill would create a monopoly and drive up electric bills.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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