Articles filed under Politics
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GOP legislator calls out Democrats on House practicesApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Rep. Tim Butler on Thursday accused the new Democratic leadership in the state House of preserving practices from previous leadership that Repub...
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Republican opposition to bathroom bill dubbed 'transphobic'Apr 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House has passed a bill that would allow businesses to offer multi-occupancy restrooms inclusive to all genders, a measure that the bill's spo...
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Walter Mondale: Behind a great manApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - I spent the 1984 presidential campaign in the seat behind former Vice President Walter Mondale. From nomination to landslide defeat, I was there, right behind him, givin...
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Derek Chauvin: The great white defendantApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - In the brilliant novel "The Bonfire of the Vanities," author Tom Wolfe describes what he calls the intense media interest in covering "The Great White Defendant." A revi...
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House passes leadership term limitsApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House advanced several bills Thursday, including one that would implement term limits on leadership positions in the General Assembly and anot...
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Bill allowing some convicts to change names passes HouseApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill allowing a person who must register with a state agency due to a criminal conviction to change their name under specific circumstances passed the Il...
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The gallantry of respectful persistenceApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - It is Earth Day 2021, and I find myself thinking of one of my favorite poetic stanzas. It's from Emily Dickinson: "To fight aloud is very brave, / But gallanter I know /...
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Support grows for putting a price on carbon pollutionApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - Why is there so much growing support for climate action? While extreme weather events such as the winter storms in Texas, wildfires in California and hurricanes in Flori...
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House passes bill to reclassify drug possession in small amounts as misdemeanorApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill to lessen penalties for possessing and selling small amounts of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, narrowly passed out of the state House Wednesda...
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Lawmakers question Exelon auditApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of a state Senate committee sharply criticized a recent audit of Exelon's nuclear power plant operations that suggested ratepayers may need to subs...