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In Illinois - Debate Live Now

By Steve Hall

It appears that the Senate debate on the bill is beginning now. As noted earlier, NCADP is live-tweeting from the Illinois Capitol.  Audio of the Senate session is being webcast. "Illinois death penalty ban a step closer to governor's desk," is the title of a post by Todd Wilson and Ray Long for the Chicago Tribune. A measure to abolish the death penalty in Illinois is a step closer to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk as supporters push to pass the measure in the waning hours of the General Assembly?s lame-duck session.The ban on executions won approval today in the Senate Judiciary Committee 7-4, clearing the path for a vote by the full Senate. The measure passed the House last week.The action comes 10 years after then-Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).