Illinois State Senate
State Government: Elected Officials | State Legislative Bodies
Recent News About Illinois State Senate
-
Test your counselor's knowledge with 'Stump Your Lawyer!'
Yogi Berra Which states have laws that limit ballpark owners' liability to fans hit by foul balls? -
Watts' wars
Mikal Watts South Texas trial lawyer Mikal Watts considers himself a warrior. His Watts Law Firm Website is full of quotes by Sun Tzu, a Chinese author who wrote the "Art of War" in the fifth-century B.C., and photos of masked fencers thrusting and jabbing at their foes. -
Sen. Hutchison Applauds NASA Steps Toward Implementing Space Station as a National Laboratory
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), ranking member of the Science and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement June 1 regarding a NASA report outlining the steps toward implementing the congressionally-mandated designation of the U.S. portion of the International Space Station (ISS) as a National Laboratory: -
Lawmakers close venue loophole for dredging suits
Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale In a legislative session fraught with battles to unseat House Speaker Tom Craddick, Texas lawmakers were able to agree on at least one measure that is big news for the state's maritime industry. -
MySpace will surrender data about sex offenders to Texas attorney general
Press release from the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott -
Texas should protect, foster journalism
Here at the Record, we know a little something about arbitrary subpoenas of journalists. -
Local journalists discuss freedom of information
The protection of journalists and the flow of public information was discussed by the Press Club of Southeast Texas at its monthly meeting May 17. -
Public image of legal profession can be changed from within, bar president says
Martha Dickie, president of the State Bar of Texas, was keynote speaker at the 2007 JCBA Law Day. Martha Dickie, State Bar of Texas president, will humbly tell you she represents 80,000 lawyers "who have 80,000 different opinions," a daunting scenario which could derail any leader's goals. -
Texas senators urge funds for channel project
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) Texas senators want to make sure that the local waterway is included in upcoming legislation. -
Orwig stepping down as U.S. Attorney, says move not related to national issue
Matthew Orwig, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, is leaving his post at the end of May to join a law firm opening a branch in Dallas. -
Business, bureaucrats hope lawmakers trump Abbott's SSN rule
Attorney General Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas's public-record keepers might soon be off the hook from a controversial identity-theft ruling issued last month by Attorney General Greg Abbott.