Articles filed under Politics
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Dillard weighs third run for governorAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - A former Republican state legislator and veteran of two past GOP gubernatorial administrations said Wednesday he's weighing a bid to join the field of candidates vying f...
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Belarus Olympic sprinter arrives in Vienna amid safety fearsAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A plane carrying Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who is seeking refuge from authorities in her home country, has landed in Austria. Vi...
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Do we have to watch their wretched movie all over again?Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Why do I feel that I have seen this movie before? I would like to think that learning is cumulative. But I'm beginning to think that every generation or two, people need...
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Biden's COVID presidencyAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden recently passed his six-month mark in the White House. It might end up being the high-water mark of his presidency. Biden's job approval rating is po...
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Build safety into infrastructure billAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, about 1,166 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2020, an approximate 15 percent increase over 2019. Sadly, it...
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Pritzker signs immigrant protection billsAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state's immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois...
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Blagojevich sues for right to run againAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from runn...
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Immigration is our universal American storyAug 01, 2021 1:00 am - Last month, a federal judge in Houston ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy was "illegal," which halted accepting incoming applications. I was in...
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How the left has used COVID-19 to bankrupt the United StatesJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - I have never bought the conspiracy theories that COVID-19 was a diabolical political plot to undermine the country. But what is apparent with each passing week is that t...
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Without shift on tax policy, pensions and structural deficit threaten crisis for stateJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - Consider everything that feeds the creation of public policy. There are lobbyists, rallies and marches. Don't forget charged rhetoric, clever spin, campaign contribution...