Editorial: State lawmakers should sustain Gov. Pritzker’s veto of this unwarranted gift to a utility

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State lawmakers should sustain Gov. Pritzker's veto of a truly egregious gift to downstate utility Ameren and its unions, using ratepayer cash.

Illinois’ track record with energy legislation is, shall we say, checkered. Michael Madigan, for decades the state’s most powerful politician, mayors and governors notwithstanding, is awaiting trial on multiple felony counts in large part due to his relationship with Commonwealth Edison, the state’s largest utility and at one time most politically potent company.

-based IBEW President Kenneth Cooper, who called Illinois legislative leaders personally in the final days of the spring session, that got Springfield’s attention. Opponents were blindsided. The bill passed the Senate with a comfortable veto-proof majority. The House sent it to the governor, but a large number of members choosing not to vote kept the margin short of the veto-proof threshold.

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