Pritzker downplays special session powers while COVID-19 orders continue

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Since there won’t be a fall veto session that was supposed to start Tuesday, and the governor doesn’t seem willing to call a special session, some are looking for joint committee hearings to provide oversight to the one-man rule approach of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 response strategy.

Citing COVID-19 concerns, leaders canceled the fall session for the Illinois legislature.

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