Articles filed under Politics
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Seattle's $15 minimum wage: Questions and answersJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - SEATTLE - The Seattle City Council has approved an ordinance that would raise the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour, making it the highest in the nation. Here are some ...
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Power plant plan further clouds coal's futureJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - PRESTONSBURG, Ky. - President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to reduce the gases blamed for global warming from the nation's power plants gives many coal-dependent states...
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Quinn to sign boating safety legislationJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign into law a trio of boating safety proposals this summer, perhaps bringing to a close a suburban lawmaker's efforts on the issue two years af...
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NRA calls 'open carry' rallies 'downright weird'Jun 03, 2014 1:01 am - HOUSTON - Companies, customers and others critical of Texas gun rights advocates who have brought military-style assault rifles into businesses as part of demonstrations...
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Pelosi to appear with SchneiderJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will visit Chicago Wednesday to appear with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and other Illinois Democrats running for Congress. The visit...
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Governor says budget still needs workJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn said the nearly $36 billion budget state lawmakers sent him still needs work and vowed Tuesday to comb through it before signing off. The spending plan do...
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Moody's: Lost tax revenue could hurt Illinois' ratingJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A bond rating agency has announced that Illinois' financial rating could take a hit if lawmakers don't extend an income tax increase scheduled to roll back...
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Seattle raises minimum wage; will others follow?Jun 03, 2014 1:00 am - SEATTLE — Seattle activists celebrated a successful campaign to gradually increase the city's minimum wage to $15 by calling for a national movement to close the income ...
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Power plant rules stoke Illinois fracking debateJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - The newly released federal plan to limit carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants triggered a new line of debate Tuesday over whether fracking in coal-rich ...
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Gay marriage becomes focus of governor's raceJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - After weeks of focusing on Illinois' mammoth financial problems, the governor's race turned to the issue of same-sex marriage Monday as gay couples took vows under the s...