State Week

State Week: Rauner Vetoes Quincy Vet Damages, Immigration Bills, Higher Tobacco Age


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Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed several bills in the past week. One would have raised the cap on how much money people wronged by state government can recover — Illinois’ relatively low cap of $100,000 came to light after the deaths of more than a dozen residents of the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy. Other vetoed bills would have raised the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, sought to improve relations between immigrant communities and the police, and set a minimum salary of $40,000
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State WeekBy Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III

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