Articles filed under Politics
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Rivian argues the Senate climate bill is stacked in archrivals' favorAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois' biggest electric vehicle producer is complaining that federal legislation intended to incentivize people to buy electric cars and trucks actually would hurt it...
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Susan Estrich: How can one small-state senator hold so much sway?Jul 31, 2022 1:00 am - The blame game around the Senate's failure to pass global warming legislation thus far is in full swing. The obvious target is West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, with his o...
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Guest View: Hydrogen is the answer, and the Midwest could lead the way.Jul 31, 2022 1:00 am - A global energy crisis along with mounting pressure to decarbonize has businesses, states, policymakers and countries around the world searching for long-term energy sol...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: D.C. feels sting of Biden border policyJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Recently, this column focused on the Biden administration's practice of allowing illegal border crossers to stay in the United States. Documents made public as a result ...
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State announces plan for $760 million from opioid settlementJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans Friday for how the state will di...
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Shaw out, Brin in as Lake County Republican Party chairJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Stressing the need for a return to grass-roots, face-to-face politics, former Lake County circuit court Clerk Keith Brin has been named the new leader of the county's Re...
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Democratic Party chair bows out in re-election bidJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A contentious race for leadership of the state's Democratic Party appears to be down to a single candidate ahead of a Saturday morning vote after the party...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Government has duty to create policies correcting past race biasJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - It should come as a surprise to no one that vacant and abandoned properties, which are located in every area of the state, are a major economic and societal problem. Aft...
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Durbin, Duckworth pressure Walgreens on birth control policyJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are putting pressure on Walgreens Boots Alliance to revise a policy they say allows Walgreens employees to refuse to sell ...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Antitrust craze would unplug technological progressJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Always beware of the name given to a piece of legislation. It rarely describes accurately the likely impact of enacting a bill. In fact, statutes often do the opposite o...