Articles filed under Politics
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Biden can't shield us from "billionaire tax" falloutApr 17, 2022 1:00 am - One of the most important lessons in tax policy is that the person who is handed the bill and sends the check to the taxman isn't necessarily the person shouldering the ...
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Ukraine tragedy rolls on from a cruel AprilApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - As the Easter Egg Roll goes on at the White House, Ukraine shows us what democracy looks like, fighting for freedom. The walk-up to war with Russia was actually 14 April...
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The Democrats' Bidenflation disasterApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - The government says inflation rose 8.5% in March compared to last year - the worst it has been in 40 years, since the bad old days of 1981. While inflation has infected ...
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3 GOP congressional candidates to attend debate hosted by conspiracy-touting conservative groupApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - 3 candidates say they'll attend event; PAC claims Democrats, big business are trying to 'destroy the republic'
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Quigley rival knocked off ballot in 5th District; 14th District GOP candidates remainApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Democratic candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat won't appear on primary ballots in June because he didn't gather ...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique De Rugy: Inflation is not caused by corporate greed but rather deficit spending and bad monetary policyApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - History has a way of repeating itself. Or maybe it's that people cling to defunct beliefs, stubbornly refusing to learn from experience. Such stubbornness is on display ...
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Session recap: Bills would allow pharmacists to administer preventive HIV meds, fentanyl test stripsApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation allowing pharmacists to administer or dispense preventive HIV medication and fentanyl testing strips were among health-related measures passed ...
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Session recap: Union-backed wage theft measure will head to PritzkerApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing "Session Recap" series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on many of the more-than 200 measures that pa...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: With Twitter buy-in, Musk cements role as king of disruptersApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - In the beginning, the rich nerds who launched tech startups saw themselves as "disrupters." They had power, swagger and money. But a funny thing happened on the way to t...
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Syndicated columnist Pat Buchanan: Who wins in a protracted war with Russia?Apr 13, 2022 6:00 am - Speaking of the seven-week war in Ukraine ignited by Vladimir Putin, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is warning us to expect a war that lasts fo...