Articles filed under Politics
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It's time to fix Social Security's tax burdenDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - People on Social Security need a tax break. The rest of us need to make sure they get it - for everyone's sake. When Congress made Social Security benefits taxable in 19...
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Federal minimum wage fell by 14 cents this year, when adjusted for inflationDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Nine years, five months and one day as of Christmas: That's how long it's been since the federal minimum wage was raised. If we make it to June without a wage hike - a s...
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This Latino congressman should have asked Santa for a new set of mannersDec 30, 2018 12:00 am - Ever wonder what members of Congress get for Christmas? I hope that Luis Gutierrez got a new set of manners. Because, based on how he conducted himself at a hearing a fe...
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Editorial: Advice for the new CongressDec 29, 2018 1:00 pm - As the new year dawns, Democrats take up new influence in the halls of Congress. From the suburbs' standpoint, in fact, Democrats rule exclusively. With Sean Casten and ...
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'This isn't a slam dunk': Why legalizing pot could test Pritzker's cloutDec 28, 2018 4:30 am - A vote on legalizing recreational marijuana could be Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's first clout test with his own party. Despite Democrats controlling the Illinois House, Se...
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Some federal workers feel pinch as shutdown enters 7th dayDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - Some federal workers will begin to feel the pain of the partial U.S. government shutdown on Friday as the closure enters its seventh day. The first paychecks are going o...
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The words of the year that politicians just won't speakDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - The Oxford English Dictionaries named "toxic" the word of the year for 2018. Merriam-Webster picked "justice." Two words that were never considered because hardly anybod...
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Getting identity politics rightDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Progressives have some intellectual and moral work to do. What are cast as political challenges to liberals and the left are also philosophical probl...
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Keystone Kops capture U.S. economyDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - The Keystone Kops are officially in charge of our economy. Markets have been plunging, with the S&P 500 down 20 percent from its September peak. A lot of factors have dr...
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What politicians should do about Illinois' declining populationDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - It's the same grim story to which Illinoisans have grown accustomed: We're shrinking. And it's getting worse. New numbers released Dec. 19 from the U.S. Census Bureau pa...