Illinois Quick Hits: Pesticide manufacturer settles with FTC, states
(The Center Square) – The Federal Trade Commission, Illinois and 11 other states have reached a $35 million settlement with pesticide manufacturer Corteva.
A statement from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the agreement would lead to lower pesticide prices for farmer in Illinois and across the country. Raoul’s office said the deal is expected to return about $7.5 million to affected Illinois farmers.
Under the terms of the settlement, Corteva will dismantle its existing pesticides loyalty program, which has limited distributors’ ability to do business with generic competitors that seek to enter the market after Corteva patents have expired. In addition to Illinois, the FTC’s co-plaintiffs included Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin.
WIREPOINTS: STRATTON CAMPAIGN FUNDS EL-SAYED
Illinois Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate nominee Juliana Stratton’s campaign is supporting fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign in Michigan.
In campaign emails marked, “Paid for by Juliana Stratton for Illinois,” El-Sayed urged supporters to split donations between his campaign and Stratton’s.
Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon said it is unclear at this point how much further financial support Stratton is providing for El-Sayed, but he said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is bankrolling most of Stratton’s campaign.
More Jewish political leaders recently joined a Michigan coalition calling on El-Sayed to sign on to five commitments addressing concerns over Jewish safety and political participation.
Stratton is facing Republican Don Tracy and independent Whitfield Harrington in the Illinois Senate race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. El-Sayed is facing Republican Mark Rogers in Michigan.
Elyse Apel contributed to this story
STEPHENSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE LAUNCHES BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM
The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office has announced the launch of the county’s Blue Envelope program, in partnership with The Autism Hero Project.
Sheriff Steve Stovall said in a statement that the Blue Envelope program gives deputies valuable information and provides individuals with autism and their families with another tool to help communicate their needs.
The statewide Blue Envelope program launched in July following the passage of House Bill 4472 in April.
Sunny
