Articles filed under Politics
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Secretary of state calls for new Martin Luther King statue on Capitol groundsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday said it's time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., as the curr...
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FDA's anti-smoking proposals head toward slippery slope of regulationsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - If it doesn't look like avocado toast, you can't have it. That's the message I get loud and clear from Uncle Sam when I read story after story about the Food and Drug Ad...
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Pelosi and Harris made history. What's next?May 02, 2021 1:00 am - There are many reasons to reflect on the historical significance of President Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress. It was a great speech by a man who understands...
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Protecting nuclear plants should be key provision of Illinois climate policyMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - Springfield is debating whether to save Illinois' nuclear plants from premature closure. Our plants are being forced to compete against historically cheap natural gas in...
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Maxine Waters' anti-cop rhetoric is getting Black people killedApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - In June 2018, Rep. Maxine Waters, a Califorina Democrat, publicly exhorted her supporters to harass cabinet members of the Trump administration. At an outdoor rally in L...
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Delivery service rules, limits on governor's authority over unions advanceApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate worked through a long list of bills Thursday as lawmakers prepared to enter the final stretch of the 2021 session. Those bills included...
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Securing $350 million in school funding crucial for Democrats in state budget talksApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Democrats are preparing to make education funding a sticking point as budget negotiations with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Senate heat up next week in Spri...
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Trump's greatest accomplishment fuels a 'Democratic miracle'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - I keep masks right next to the front door, along with sanitizer and gloves. They have been there for over a year. I have extras in my purse and my car, although, other t...
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U.S., Japan statement important for Taiwan securityApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist The April 16 meeting at the White House between U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga underscored the stro...
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Ethics commission finds ex-Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed colleagueApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state ethics commission has found a former Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed one of his female colleagues on two separate occasions in Springfield, in vi...