By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could add 100,000 new enrollees to its Medicaid rolls in the near future.

By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday said increased state spending in critical areas will spur much needed job creation in Illinois. But Republican legislators had harsh criticism for a plan they say will cost the cash-strapped state roughly $500 million.

  By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — A debate over the usefulness of smart meters versus potential security and privacy in the Illinois city of Naperville has spilled into the courts.

By M.D. Kittle | IowaPolitics.com DUBUQUE — The talking was almost over. After months of candidate debates, speeches, a barrage of campaign ads, Tuesday night was judgment day for the GOP presidential hopefuls who had spent so much time and money courting Iowa Republicans.

By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois may have to take responsibility for another huge debt. College Illinois! administrators and lawmakers are talking about ways in which the state can rescue the badly underfunded pre-paid college tuition program.

  By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — A controversial $350-million tax relief bill targeting businesses and households underwent a transformation, not so much in content, but in style.