26-10-2017 01:17 via insuranceinsider.com

Government-run workers' comp bill dies in Illinois

Illinois lawmakers failed to override a veto that blocked a
measure to create a state-run workers' compensation insurer to
compete with private carriers in the state.
The state House of Representatives failed to muster the 71 votes
needed to override the veto from Republican Governor Bruce Rauner
today, with 65 lawmakers voting to set aside Rauner's veto to
50 voting not to, legislative records show.
The measure would have taken $10mn from funds used to operate
the state commission overseeing...
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