Articles filed under Political Figures
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Catholic leaders oppose governor's proposed change to scholarship tax creditsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Catholic Conference of Illinois is lobbying against proposed tax changes for the 2022 fiscal year that would reduce an income tax credit gained for don...
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Illinois won't issue vaccination passports, Pritzker saysApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking a pass on the "Vax Pass." Days after Chicago public health officials teased the idea of a COVID-19 vaccine passport that residents would nee...
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GOP's Sen. Scott suggests Democrats use race as political weaponApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Tim Scott accused Democrats on Wednesday of dividing the country and suggested they're wielding race as "a political weapon," using the official Republ...
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Pritzker releases new plan for spending Volkswagen settlementApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration released a revised plan for how to spend the state's share of a multibillion-dollar Volkswagen settlement for violating...
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Pritzker unveils energy plan amid session's final stretchApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, accelerating a yearslong negotiating process which advocates hope will end ...
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AP Fact Check: Biden skews record on migrants, support for his spending plansApr 29, 2021 12:05 am - WASHINGTON - Taking a swipe at his predecessor, President Joe Biden gave a distorted account of the historical forces driving migrants to the U.S. border, glossing over ...
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The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apartApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the "Hamburglar" in the conservative media world. But while the false story lasted, it moved with a damaging speed...
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Suburban guests virtually attending Biden address to Congress mirror impact of COVID-19Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - An unemployed mom. A county health department chief. A mayor. Illinois congressional delegation invited a mixed bag of virtual guests to President Joe Biden's first addr...
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Biden to the nation and world: 'America is rising anew'Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that "America is rising anew" and evoked New Deal President...
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Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workersApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds ...