# Legislative halftime

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Podcast: [Capitol Cast: Illinois](https://stenobird.com/podcast/capitol-cast-illinois-587185)
Published: 2026-04-17T20:57:56+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/legislative-halftime
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## Resource

Illinois lawmakers passed the midpoint of the session this week, the self-imposed deadline for each chamber to send its non-budget, non-tax related bills to the other chamber. Peter Hancock, Ben Szalinski and Brenden Moore discus where lawmakers are with some of the more high-profile issues.

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