Articles filed under Politics
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Illinois House votes to expand abortion rightsMay 28, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House voted to bolster the right to abortion on Tuesday as Democratic-led states respond to restrictions placed by some Republican-led states ...
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Honoring and remembering our fallen heroes is reason for Memorial DayMay 27, 2019 1:00 am - Our nation has been blessed. Since our country's founding nearly two and half centuries ago, men and women of every generation have answered the call to serve. They left...
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The virtues of compromiseMay 26, 2019 1:00 am - Joe Biden is aiming his campaign pitch directly at the sensible center of American politics. "Compromise itself is not a dirty word," he asserted during his announcement...
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The key to representative democracy? Persuasion.May 26, 2019 1:00 am - I am lucky enough these days to be in regular touch with young people - students - who are interested in public service. I find hope in their quality, energy, and motiva...
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85% of those who'd pay more under graduated income tax would be from Chicago and suburbsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series about proposed changes in the state income tax formula. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his plan for a grad...
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Both Democrats, Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan momentMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Facial-recognition technology endured fierce resistance in Washington on Wednesday as both Democratic and Republican lawmakers criticized the artificial-int...
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Attempt to punish China may give country its 'Sputnik moment'May 24, 2019 1:00 am - Many of us have been waiting for a new Sputnik moment, the point at which the challenge from China spurs America to get its act together. We may now be witnessing such a...
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Illinois businesses could face lawsuits for asking about wage history under proposalMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois House is poised to send Gov. J.B. Pritzker a bill that would ban employers from asking about a job applicant's pay at previous jobs. The bill passed Senate ...
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After 2 suburban Democrats replaced, House committee advances tax rate billMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A graduated tax rate bill has joined the constitutional amendment that would allow for the implementation of such a tax structure in awaiting a vote from t...
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God's will and the question of choiceMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - There are plenty of arguments going on about the recent severe abortion restrictions becoming law in states like Alabama and Missouri. My fellow pro-choice activists hav...