Articles filed under Politics
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Pritzker signs law legalizing recreational marijuana in IllinoisJun 25, 2019 1:00 am - Recreational marijuana use and possession will be legal in Illinois beginning Jan. 1 after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill that includes a process...
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Doubled state gas tax just a start. State law will cost you in other ways, tooJun 24, 2019 5:00 am - Location is everything when it comes to who pays the most in gasoline taxes to fix the state's highways and transit system. Lawmakers in early June agreed to double the ...
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Congress should act to save horses from slaughterhouseJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - America was built on the backs of horses, and earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Ac...
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Taxpayer advocate calls for IRS 'anxiety index' to help frustrated AmericansJun 23, 2019 6:00 am - It's official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck. So says the national taxpayer advocate, who is calling for the Internal Revenue Service to create a "Taxpa...
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'You're welcome here': Lawyer, legislator offer tips amid fears of immigration sweepJun 23, 2019 1:00 am - Although President Donald Trump postponed a nationwide immigration sweep of people living illegally in the United States, a state legislator organized an information ses...
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Cultivating an environment to which hope can returnJun 23, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report that is the closest thing we have to the quantification of despair. Between 1999 and 2017,...
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Pritzker signs order to jumpstart 2020 census outreach, ensure accurate countJun 22, 2019 10:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined a diverse coalition of lawmakers and advocates in Chicago on Thursday as he signed an executive order he said is aimed at ensuring an accurate ...
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What's in the new House bipartisan anti-robocall billJun 22, 2019 6:07 am - House lawmakers on Thursday announced a new bipartisan compromise on a bill to combat robocalls, a proposal that Democrats and Republicans hope will lessen interruptions...
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The 10% bonus that Trump needsJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - True, polls have very limited value at this stage of a presidential campaign. Yes, Democrats are far from choosing their nominee to oppose President Donald Trump. Of cou...
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Facts Matter: Neither Trump nor Pelosi required to disclose medical infoJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - A recent post shared on Twitter and Facebook argued Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, like the president, should be required to release the results of her annual health...