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Bill urges financial divestment of stocks, sovereign debt of Russia and Belarus.

The Illinois General Assembly returned to Springfield for a two-week fall Veto Session from November 22-23 and November 29-December 1, 2022. The first week featured a limited policy...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets ...

SAFE-T Act changes head to Pritzker; unemployment debt deal advances

This week in Illinois, lawmakers amended the SAFE-T act, advanced unemployment debt plans and passed a measure urging divestment from companies based in Russia.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets ...

The Illinois House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill aimed at prohibiting state investment in assets tied to Russia and Belarus in retaliation for their participation in the war in Ukraine. House Bill 1293, by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, a Chicago Democrat, urges the states five retirement systems to divest their holdings in companies domiciled in either of those countries as well as their sovereign debt, and prohibits them from making new investments there.

Bill urges financial divestment of stocks, sovereign debt of Russia and Belarus