Pro­gres­sives, con­ser­v­a­tives push to elim­i­nate ‘cor­po­rate wel­fare’ with stalled mea­sure

(The Cen­ter Square) – A bill that’s not advanc­ing would, accord­ing to pro­po­nents, make the busi­ness grant admin­is­tra­tion process more equi­table. A state sen­a­tor called Sen­ate Bill 2791 a “good bill.”
Sen­ate Bill 2791 nev­er made it out of the spring leg­isla­tive ses­sion, but pro­po­nents say it would even the play­ing field for small busi­ness­es seek­ing grants in Illi­nois, by requir­ing that at least 50% of the dol­lar val­ue of all eco­nom­ic incen­tives that are award­ed ar …