Big, beautiful bill

The implementation of climate and environmental policy may become more challenging during the Trump administration, but the fight is far from over, according to one national environmental advocate.

John Kitover is a former Internal Revenue Service employee who worked in project and facilities management. He previously served for four years in the Army National Guard. He resigned from his job in May to run full time in the district of central and northwestern Illinois.

Union members with AFSCME said Monday that the GOP's tax and spending plan passed this summer will bring devastating cuts to the Illinois State University community and beyond.

Those inside the renewable energy sector find themselves at a crossroads as the GOP's massive tax cut and spending bill will sunset tax credits and incentives from the industry. Those groups now face the difficult decision of how to handle environmental projects which are usually years in the making.

The massive GOP tax cut and spending plan has huge implications for the American way of life. The bill impacts food assistance, health care for low-income people, farm policy, energy, the environment, and not least, higher education.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood met with the U.S. and McLean County Chambers of Commerce to discuss tax provisions for local businesses as outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4.

Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program risk destabilizing food insecurity resources in McLean County, in Illinois and across the nation.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s [SNAP] education program, SNAP-Ed, will come to an end in Illinois, according to the University of Illinois Extension.

District 87 schools are planning other avenues of payment if the federal grants delayed this month do not come.

The Trump administration is withholding billions of dollars in grant funding for schools across the U.S. The Unit 5 school district is waiting on almost $1 million.