Mike Riopell
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Topinka takes over a state checkbook awash in red inkJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday she'd like to find a way to pay the people the state owes money at least part of what they're entitled to. The ...
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Lame duck session fosters movement on taxesJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The support of lame-duck lawmakers — mostly Democrats in the Illinois House who lost their elections in November — was critical to the overnight approval o...
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Quinn reneges on vow to veto 5% taxJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll sign into law a 66 percent tax hike approved today by lawmakers, even though it is contrary to repeated statements he made on the...
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Despite campaign promise, Quinn will sign tax increaseJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Governor plans to sign 66 percent tax raise
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Suburban veterans honored by state throughout the yearJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Most of the veterans who were honored in 2010 as Illinois' Veteran of the Month said they were surprised to be singled out among the large crowd of their f...
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Cigarette tax progresses, income tax hike in limboJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers have convened their session today, a potentially busy day that could see crucial votes over an income tax increase, the expansion of gam...
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Huge gambling expansion plan diesJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A hotly debated plan that could have changed the way suburban residents gamble through the construction of new casinos and installation of slot machines at...
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Your new General Assembly, ready for workJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Two years ago, lawmakers were sworn in at a January ceremony as they always are. But things changed quickly when, minutes later, new lawmakers took their first vote — to...
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Quinn takes oath Monday to lead a state in crisisJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — As Gov. Pat Quinn spent the last two years begging lawmakers to raise taxes and begin lifting Illinois out of its nearly bottomless budget hole, people who...
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Lawmakers go into Monday with taxes, gambling still on the agendaJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With only days remaining before lawmakers' terms end, the Illinois House adjourned Sunday evening with no talk of taxes. Instead, lawmakers ended a program...