Articles filed under Politics
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Never let a good manufactured crisis go to wasteFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - A seemingly effective way for politicians to justify our need for their services is to fabricate or exaggerate a problem, promise to fix said problem with a new program ...
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Kinzinger snaps back at suburban Republican group after latest party censureFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger has been castigated by another Republican Party organization within the 16th District for voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump - and he...
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Washington must provide the help our local partners deserveFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - President Biden's COVID-19 relief package is moving swiftly through Congress. I strongly support his efforts to get help to the millions of Americans who need it - from ...
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Should a '9/11-style' commission investigate the Capitol riot?Feb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. There's no doubt there needs to be ...
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Getting relief where neeededFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - I read with interest a letter-to-the-editor that appeared in the Daily Herald on Feb. 13 from a gentleman who expressed his frustration that he had received two COVID re...
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Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to powerFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's age...
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Panel approves 'culturally responsive' teaching standardsFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Wednesday allowed the Illinois State Board of Education to move forward with new rules that call on colleges and universities in the...
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If Greene is the standard, what about Democratic 'kingmaker' Sharpton?Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Because of offensive tweets posted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, before she won office, House Democrats joined by 11 Republicans voted to strip h...
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Pritzker's budget proposal would close 9 corporate tax loopholesFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed $41.6 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year relies, in part, on ending nine tax incentives for businesses in an ef...
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Murkowski says she can't fear fallout for impeachment voteFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday she knows her vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his recent Senate impeachment...