Doug T. Graham
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Bill would ban smoking on college campusesMar 19, 2013 6:45 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A suburban lawmaker's proposal to ban smoking on Illinois college campuses moved one step closer to becoming law after being narrowly approved 7-5 in a Sen...
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Illinois psychologists want ability to prescribe drugsMar 19, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois psychologists are asking state lawmakers to let them prescribe medicine as if they were medical doctors, igniting a turf war between two professio...
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State anti-heroin plan gets early approvalMar 13, 2013 10:15 am - SPRINGFIELD — A suburban lawmaker's proposal to address the state's heroin problem cleared a hurdle Wednesday when it was approved by a House committee. State Rep. Sam Y...
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State board pleads for more school fundingMar 12, 2013 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Just a week after Gov. Pat Quinn called for cuts to public school funding, members of the Illinois State Board of Education said Tuesday they need more mon...
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Reboletti: Use gun fines to help prevent crimesMar 12, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Dennis Reboletti, an Elmhurst Republican, has introduced legislation that would raise fines for those convicted of gun crimes and use the money ...
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Suburban lawmakers may take lead on gun issuesMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The battle over gun issues that has been waged for years at the Illinois Capitol has long been a fight between Chicago lawmakers who want gun control and S...
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House GOP refuses test votes on pension reformsMar 07, 2013 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — During legislative session Thursday afternoon, House Republicans refused to take part in test votes on pensions for the second time in as many weeks. While...
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Gun supporters lobby state lawmakersMar 06, 2013 6:22 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Throngs of gun rights supporters converged on the Illinois Capitol Wednesday afternoon to speak to lawmakers as part of an annual lobby day sponsored by th...
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Quinn budget begins 'at odds' with lawmakersMar 06, 2013 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn today will unveil a budget proposal he argues reflects the Illinois' financial crisis and is painfully austere but is already on track to co...
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Students squeezed as Illinois college costs rise, aid dropsMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Joe Riddle is poised to take on the working world. Just over a year away from graduating from a selective engineering master's program at University of Ill...