Articles filed under Politics
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York: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders too old to be presidentApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever their differences, the two front-runners in the Democratic presidential race, Joe Biden, born Nov. 20, 1942, and Bernie Sanders, born Sept. 8, 1941, share one c...
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State Senate votes to require anybody running for president, VP to release tax returnsApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one step closer to requiring presidential and vice presidential candidates to release their tax returns if they want to appear on the state's b...
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Chicago mayor-elect tells Senate 'bold action' - including a graduated income tax - is neededApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In her second consecutive day of addressing lawmakers at the Capitol, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot again called for statewide unity and told the Illi...
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State Senate approves own version of bill to raise teacher payApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A second bill raising the minimum annual salary for Illinois teachers to $40,000 found legislative success this week. Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. And...
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Editorial: Lightfoot can bridge city and suburb divideApr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor-elect Lightfoot , the suburbs want to work with Chicago on our common interests
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Bernie Sanders set to unveil new 'Medicare-for-all' legislationApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is poised Wednesday to release a new version of his "Medicare-for-all" plan, putting a spotlight on the debate among 2020 Democr...
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Williams: History proves sad folly of socialismApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams If one needed evidence of the gross ignorance of millennials and their teachers and college professors, it's their solid support for socialism and ...
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Chicago mayor-elect calls for Illinois unity, addresses downstate resentment of cityApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD --- Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot issued a call for statewide unity Wednesday in a speech on the floor of the Illinois House. "We are all Illinoisans, a...
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Berg: Will Pritzker buy graduated tax with gas tax pork?Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - By Austin Berg Illinoisans already pay some of the highest taxes in the country at the pump. But a political problem for Gov. J.B. Pritzker could mean they'll pay even m...
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Editorial: Pritzker becomes latest governor to take a pension holidayApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - The News-Gazette in Champaign noted after new Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his $39 billion spending plan that it diverted $838 million that was to be used for public-pens...