Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois
ReporterPeter Hancock joined the Capitol News Illinois team as a reporter in January 2019.
Before that, Hancock covered Kansas state government for much of the past two decades. For the previous 4 years, Hancock had been the statehouse reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World. He provided year-round daily coverage of the Kansas Statehouse, state government, appellate courts, elections and Kansas’ congressional delegation. He previously worked for 8 years as a statehouse reporter for Kansas Public Radio, and with the Kansas Health Policy Authority and the Kansas Education Policy Report.
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Opinions vary about benefits, cost and complexity of multichoice ballots -
Measure would apply state’s Child Labor Law to ‘influencer’ videos
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Macon County judge ruled parts of the law unconstitutional
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Most bills need to pass out of committee by week’s end
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Measure addresses U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting civil remedies
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S&P cites recent early debt retirement, buildup of rainy day fund
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Preschool, child care investments top list of proposed spending increases
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Pandemic-era program will expire on March 31, sparking redeterminations
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Low and middle-income families would get $700 per child
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In 2-1 ruling, court says law likely violates equal protection guarantee
