To keep social distancing rules in place, Pritzker waived requirements that public bodies meet in person. What are they still required to do to make sure the public has access and can have their voices heard?
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What the Gov: How Is Coronavirus Affecting Public Transportation?
COVID-19 is touching nearly every aspect of our daily lives — including where we go and how we get there. What are the public transit agencies doing to respond?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Did Pritzker Lack Authority to Postpone the Primary?
It’s difficult to know for sure that Pritzker could not have done anything to delay the March 17 election. But experts told us the governor spoke correctly in describing the limits of his powers under existing law.
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What the Gov: What Is Behind Governments’ Ability to Keep Restaurants and Bars Closed?
Pritzker this week ordered restaurants closed for dine-in customers. How can he do that and what does the public need to know about how the closures are enforced?
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Challenger’s Account of Lipinski’s Immigration Record Falls Short
One of U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski’s challengers claims the congressman not only voted against the DREAM Act, but also supports separating families and banning Muslims. That argument is specious.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Advocate’s Graduated Tax Comparison Needs More Context
The chairman of the campaign to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with graduated rates said California’s high top rate on millionaires hasn’t driven people from that state. It’s more complicated than that.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Lipinski Revives GOP Talking Point on ACA Medicare Change
U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski recently explained his vote against the Affordable Care Act by claiming it took money from Medicare. The landmark health care law reduced future growth in program spending, but it did not take away existing dollars.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Have Carbon Emissions Increased Under Trump?
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is correct the nation has seen an increase in emissions in the time since Trump took office. After a significant spike in 2018, however, emissions fell again last year.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: No, Casten Did Not Call for Trump’s Impeachment Before Mueller Report Release
Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives claimed U.S. Rep. Sean Casten came out in support of impeaching President Trump before the Mueller report was even released. That’s not the case.
Posted inFollow-Up, Investigation, PolitiFact
Fact-Check: Pritzker Says Illinois’ Unemployment Rate Dropped More Than Other Big States
During his State of the State address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker claimed Illinois reduced its unemployment rate more than any of the nation’s other big states and its Midwestern neighbors. That checks out, but needs some additional information.