Articles filed under Politics
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Hedge fund sues Pritzker to void $14 billion of Illinois debtJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - A hedge fund run by a protege of Appaloosa Management's David Tepper and the chief executive officer of a conservative think tank sued Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, sayin...
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Facebook to ban census interference to allay worriesJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook will ban content that misrepresents the 2020 U.S. census to suppress participation by minority communities, the latest step by the social media company to quell...
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Here's what $1.6 trillion in student loan debt is doing to the U.S. economyJun 30, 2019 6:19 am - American families are carrying about $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, a massive burden that amounts to nearly 8 percent of national income, a share that has roughly d...
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Erasing college debt helps everyone, says economist behind planJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Bernie Sanders caused a stir with his plan to tax Wall Street trades and use the cash to forgive student loans. One of his advisers makes the case for writing off those ...
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Editorial: Court's gerrymandering decision lets the people downJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - We all tend to think we live in a republic built around democratic principles, with a government, as Abraham Lincoln said, "of the people, by the people, for the people....
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Democrats, the asylum crisis is realJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - Given President Donald Trump's mean-spirited and often bigoted attitudes on immigration, it pains me to say that he is right that the United States faces a crisis with i...
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Evangelicals praise Trump at steep moral consequenceJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "There has never been anyone who has defended us and who has fought for us, who we have loved more than Donald J. Trump. No one!" This recent statemen...
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States are trying to stop data brokers from selling consumers' secretsJun 29, 2019 6:09 am - Until recently, Randy Koloski had never heard of Amerilist, a small business 25 miles north of Manhattan. But for $150, Amerilist makes available a list of information o...
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Illinois six-figure pensions grow 74% since 2015Jun 29, 2019 1:00 am - Four years ago, 12,524 retirees were receiving more than $100,000 each in annual public pension benefits from six Illinois retirement plans. Now, that number is 21,794, ...
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Rosemont mayor appointed state representativeJun 29, 2019 1:00 am - Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens is about to become very busy. City and suburban Republicans on Saturday unanimously elected the three-term mayor to serve as state represen...