Articles filed under Politics
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Taxpayers could help fund SIU newspaperMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Southern Illinois University system's new president says there's a deal to spare the Carbondale campus' financially troubled student newspaper. And th...
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Lawmaker questions importing prairie chickensMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state lawmaker has grilled Democratic legislators about spending money to use a state plane to fly prairie chickens to south-central Illinois from Kansas...
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Better ways to pick public boardsMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Instead of the Bermuda triangle, let's just call it the Illinois triangle. Clout, campaign contributions and jobs all come together in one neat little geometric form tha...
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Rush Limbaugh wins children's book awardMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Rush Limbaugh has won a children's book prize designed to be chosen by kids themselves. But that doesn't mean all of his voters were young people. On Wednesday night, Li...
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Hines VA hospital under scrutinyMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Federal investigators have visited a veterans hospital in suburban Chicago to look into an allegation that secret lists were used to conceal long patient wait times for ...
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Shakman asks to end federal oversight of Chicago hiringMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago now largely complies with bans on doling out jobs based on political connections and so a judge should order an end to federal oversight of city hiring practices...
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Congressman gives low priority to immigration, minimum wageMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Enacting comprehensive immigration reform and raising the minimum wage will not be high priorities for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren this year, he said Thursday. The 14th Dis...
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U of I president asks potential retirees backMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — With the state's new pension law on hold, University of Illinois President Bob Easter on Thursday urged employees planning to retire this spring to reconsid...
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Budget relying on 5% tax passes in House; suburban Democrats splitMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House today approved a spending plan that relies on extending the state income tax hike, with some suburban Democrats who could face some of t...
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Illinois Senate approves ride-sharing regulationsMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A plan in the Illinois legislature that's close to reaching the governor's desk for approval would devastate the ride-sharing industry in the state, compan...