Mike Riopell
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Chapa LaVia apologizes over racial commentsApr 10, 2014 1:00 am - State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia's busy time in Springfield the past few weeks — from feuding with the Illinois High School Association over transparency to trying to move l...
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Suburban Democrat's opposition kills millionaires taxApr 09, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Two suburban Democrats' opposition to House Speaker Michael Madigan's so-called millionaires tax effectively kills the controversial proposal for now. Stat...
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Republicans want more information on schools fixApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Matt Murphy, a Palatine Republican, complained Tuesday that a plan to change how Illinois pays for its schools is moving forward before it's cle...
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Aurora lawmaker, IHSA clash over sports proposalApr 05, 2014 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban Democrat has clashed with the Illinois High School Association over whether the state would take over its responsibilities to run a vast prep sp...
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Illinois House wants new three-year virtual charter school banApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers are moving toward a three-year moratorium on virtual charter schools like the one that tried to set up in the Fox Valley l...
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Vallas: Don't ask local schools to pay for pensionsApr 03, 2014 1:00 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate says he doesn't like the idea of making local school districts pay more of the cost of their teac...
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Moeller starts in Springfield after Farnham resignationApr 02, 2014 1:00 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com SPRINGFIELD — New state Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat, started her work at the Capitol this week as lawmakers begin thei...
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Dillard says RTA chair job a possibilityApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican and runner up two weeks ago in the primary for governor, says he's been asked about being chairman of the Regional Transpo...
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Quinn defends tax plan, calls Rauner ideas a 'scheme'Mar 28, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com In defending his proposal to make Illinois' 2011 income tax increase permanent, Gov. Pat Quinn Friday called his Republican cha...
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How would Quinn's property tax break work?Mar 26, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A proposed $500 property tax break in Gov. Pat Quinn's budget plan would replace an existing credit and would give the least additional help to people in r...