NPR Illinois State Week (April 7, 2024)

A couple of Pritzker Administration priorities are getting attention as the spring legislative session heats up. One would create a new cabinet-level agency to focus on early childhood.Another would put restrictions on health insurers, including limits on the ability to deny claims or steer patients to cheaper, and possibly less effective, treatments.We also discuss an Illinois Supreme Court decision that upheld the state's law restricting where convicted child sex offenders can live. And the tight race for Cook County State's Attorney is over, weeks after the primary election.Finally, we look at a failed Kansas City referendum on public funding for sports stadiums and what warnings it could give to Illinois leaders as the Chicago Bears and White Sox are seeking new homes.Host Sean Crawford is joined by Professor Emeritus Charlie Wheeler and Capitol News Illinois Reporter Peter Hancock.SCHEDULE - local time is Central timeSundays 4:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 p.m. Pacific (3:30 p.m. local time)This podcast was originally recorded on April 5, 2024, and broadcast on April 7, 2024, on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker, the Heartland Newsfeed Alexa radio app, and other platforms. Now available on Google Assistant speakers!Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmediaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-radio-network--2904397/support.