Articles filed under Politics
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Treasurer's interns had political connectionsJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford's office has offered paid internships to multiple young people with connections to influential politicians, campaign donors and lobbyis...
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Quinn and Rauner both just say no to legalized potJul 11, 2014 5:00 am - Retail sales of marijuana for recreational use began in Washington state this week, not long after an Illinois Supreme Court decision led many to view our state's alread...
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Fall elections loom over governors' meetingJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Partisan divisions over immigration, education and health care are intensifying as dozens of the nation's governors meet just months before elections ...
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Moylan, Crespo giving up extra payJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Some Illinois lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands after the legislature moved for the first time in years not to take furlough days to save taxpayer dollar...
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Lawmakers seek lower price for bill on vets' careJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Stung by sticker shock, members of Congress are scrambling to lower the cost of a bill to fix veterans' health care amid a growing uproar over long waits fo...
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U.S. given heads up about newspaper data destructionJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration knew in advance that the British government would oversee destruction of a newspaper's hard drives containing leaked National Secur...
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Roskam: Federal money could push Kerr-McGee cleanup forwardJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com The U.S. House has approved money to push forward on the decades-long pollution cleanup at the site of the former Kerr-McGee fa...
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Kirk demands background checks on immigrant kidsJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is demanding criminal background checks on the unaccompanied children that have crossed the U.S. border with Mexico. According to Kirk, 429 unaccompa...
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Former Marine named Illinois veterans directorJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - A U.S. Marine veteran who served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan has been named acting director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Rodrigo Garc...
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Part of U.S. Capitol closed after asbestos incidentJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders said Thursday they are delaying the start of business due to an accident involving asbestos. In a statement, House Speaker John Boe...