Articles filed under Politics
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Straight from the Source: An uneasy, but so far calm, life in another former Soviet republicMar 25, 2022 5:15 am - The sun is back and the days are getting longer here in Estonia. However, a new darkness has descended in this part of the world. Of course, I am talking about Ukraine. ...
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Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Public policy, public health and moneyMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has finally raised interest rates. On March 16, the central bank announced interest on reserve funds would be 0.4 percent. Bank cu...
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ANALYSIS: Nov. 10 deadline looms over Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debateMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund was the talk of the Capitol this week. Democratic lawmakers voted to dedicate $2.7 billion toward filling a $4.5 billion pandemic-d...
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Hinz: When the government was buying vaccines, Rep. Newman traded in vaccine makers' stocksMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - Locked into a tough primary race for re-election, U.S. Rep. Marie Newman has signed on to legislation that would ban the increasingly controversial practice of members o...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Gas-tax holiday is not effective way to provide tax reliefMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - Inflation reached 7.9 percent last month, the highest point in 40 years. While many factors contributed to this spike, one in particular has drawn much public attention:...
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GOP congressional candidate irate over crime claim in rival's campaign adMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - A Republican running for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat is irate about allegations a competitor has made in a new campaign advertisement. Candidate Keith Peka...
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Kane County defers sales tax referendum decision until after June primaryMar 24, 2022 5:20 am - With every Kane County Board seat on the ballot this year, board members decided this week they will not ask voters how they feel about a potential new sales tax until a...
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Gurnee mayor endorses Warren District 121's proposed tax increaseMar 24, 2022 5:20 am - Gurnee Mayor Tom Hood this week gave an enthusiastic endorsement to Warren Township High School District 121's proposed property tax hike. Hood, who graduated from Warre...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Pelosi makes most of history every dayMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - What do you know for women's history month? March is going fast. Quick, when did women win the vote? "A Week in the Life of Speaker Pelosi" is my picture for the gallery...
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Lawmakers vote to direct $2.7 billion toward $4.5 billion unemployment deficitMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a measure to allocate $2.7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay down more than half of the state'...