Articles filed under Politics
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Madigan ally files lawsuit to stop vote on term limitsApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Hours before petitions were delivered to the State Board of Elections, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's top attorney filed a lawsuit seeking to sto...
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GOP blocks Democrats' minimum wage try in SenateApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic drive Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage, blocking a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's economic plan...
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Rauner: Term limits push gets 590,000 signaturesApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner says he has more than 590,000 signatures in support of a ballot measure that would ask voters whether term limits ...
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Democrats could craft two budget choicesApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois House Democrats plan to make a state budget that assumes the 2011 income tax is made permanent as lawmakers face a deadline to craft a spending plan at the end ...
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Lawmakers redo vote approving Obama library moneyApr 30, 2014 1:00 am - Illinois House Republicans today got their chance to vote against using tax money to pay for a Barack Obama presidential library two weeks after Democrats recorded them ...
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Lawmaker's fair map rejected in Ohio; now he backs similar effort in IllinoisApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - Correction: The Chicago Urban League and Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund are not publicly opposing the independent map proposal or the Yes for Inde...
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Quinn appoints permanent DCFS directoApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn has named a permanent director to lead the Department of Children and Family Services. The Democratic governor promoted interim director Bob...
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White says driver's license stations could closeApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has told lawmakers that more than two dozen driver's license stations will close unless the General Assembly extend...
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Quinn's lawyer acknowledges inspector probeApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - An attorney representing Gov. Pat Quinn's administration publicly acknowledged Tuesday an ongoing investigation by Illinois' inspector general of hiring practices under ...
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High Court to hear fish tale of 3 missing groupersApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Not even Supreme Court justices can resist a good fish story. The court said Monday it will hear the case of a Florida fisherman charged with destroying evi...