Articles filed under Politics
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Lawmakers, activists demand investigation of 'rape in Champaign' email after WBEZ reportJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers from both parties are calling for an investigation of a 2012 email exchange between a government insider and then-Gov. Pat Quinn's staff regardin...
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Republicans blast property tax task force report, say Democrats 'refuse to be serious'Jan 08, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday blasted a draft final report from the special Property Tax Relief Task Force that lawmakers formed last year. They ...
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House bill would add risks of sexting to sex education curriculumJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sex education in Illinois middle and high schools would be required to include a discussion on sexting if a bill introduced in the state House becomes law....
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Behind Bolton's decisionJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Former national security adviser John Bolton shook up the Trump impeachment standoff recently with his announcement that, if subpoenaed, he is "prepared to testify" befo...
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'Cancel culture' candidates don't make the cut in Democratic primaryJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced last week that he was bowing out of the 2020 Democratic primary. The only reason to notice or care...
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Some thoughts on war worth remembering nowJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Is anyone here old enough to remember the urgent warning issued in a speech to the National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in August 2002 by an American vice...
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State panel tackles use of isolation rooms at schoolsJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislators and advocates began discussions Tuesday of what action the state can take to counteract the overuse of physical restraint and forced isolation ...
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Property tax reduction? Task force's draft report suggests ways to make it happenJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A task force formed to study ways to reduce property tax burden on Illinois residents is calling for consolidation of school districts and other local unit...
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State will stop helping towns collect on red-light camera ticketsJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Pressure is mounting on red-light camera operators as Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Monday that, beginning Feb. 6, her office will no longe...
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Analysis: Minimum wage increases fueling faster wage growth for those at the bottomJan 05, 2020 5:00 am - The United States' lowest-paid workers are seeing their paychecks rise at the fastest pace in more than a decade. Slow wage growth has plagued the economy ever since job...