Peter Hancock
Peter Hancock joined the Capitol News Illinois team as a reporter in January 2019.
Before that, Hancock covered Kansas state government for much of the past two decades. For the previous 4 years, Hancock had been the statehouse reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World. He provided year-round daily coverage of the Kansas Statehouse, state government, appellate courts, elections and Kansas’ congressional delegation. He previously worked for 8 years as a statehouse reporter for Kansas Public Radio, and with the Kansas Health Policy Authority and the Kansas Education Policy Report.
“As a longtime veteran of statehouse reporting in Kansas, I know how challenging it is for individual newspapers to make that kind of commitment,” Hancock said. “Capitol News Illinois offers a unique opportunity for newspapers throughout the state to pool their resources and enable a small team of reporters to deliver critical news and information about state government to communities throughout the state.
“ I covered state politics and government in Kansas for the better part of the past 20 years, working in both print and broadcast journalism. I graduated from the University of Kansas with bachelor’s degrees in political science and secondary education. Although I was born and raised in the Kansas City area, I have deep family roots in central and southern Illinois, and so coming to Springfield is a bit like coming back home.”
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Governor calling for sweeping changes in regulation; report shows state facing skyrocketing costs.
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Cost of teaching degree followed by low pay, benefits, seen as obstacles.
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Measure would allow citizens to petition for ethics-related amendments.
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Some members record symbolic objection, saying rules are too vague and complicated
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Lawmakers continue questioning rules as case appears headed to U.S. Supreme Court.
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Pritzker says goal is to send free books to all children, ages 0-5.
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Suit says new requirements are overly burdensome, preempted by federal law.
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High court already set to consider several gun-related cases this term.
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2-1 ruling sets up likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
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New entity would coordinate child care, preschool, early intervention