Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Elwood Watson: A police interaction with a young, black girl with a happy endingFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - Last month, the Yale School of Public Health held a ceremony to celebrate Bobbi Wilson, a 9-year-old Black kid from Caldwell, New Jersey, whose efforts to eradicate spot...
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U.S., states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloonFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - HARLOWTON, Mont. - Near the banks of Montana's Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day befor...
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What's more dangerous, a gang member or an activist?Feb 08, 2023 12:00 am - Julian Rubinstein and Terrance Roberts are an unlikely pair. Both grew up in Denver, but Rubinstein is a journalist and Roberts is an ex-gang-member-turned-activist who ...
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Who's going to the State of the Union? Illinois lawmakers reveal their guestsFeb 07, 2023 4:30 am - A Midway International Airport worker. A doctor who assists women with abortions. The head of a service for homeless individuals. All three are among guests invited by m...
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Democrats call for state tax credit of up to $700 per childFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called for creating a state-level child tax credit that would give low- and middle-income families up to $700 pe...
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Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons spurs challenges to legislative shortcutsFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled "Ins...
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What to know ahead of Pritzker's budget proposalFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-term legislative agenda will kick off in earnest next week as he proposes his fifth annual state budget to lawmakers. But while...
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Bono, a shooting hero, Nichols' family members to join BidenFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - Rock star Bono, the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month's Monterey Park, California, shooting, and the family of Tyre Nichols will be among the featured gues...
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China says will 'safeguard interests' over balloon shootdownFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China said Tuesday it will "resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests" over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United S...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Things have changed, but still ...Feb 07, 2023 12:00 am - I remember when cops on duty used to wear those bulgy-looking shoes that were, in fact, ordinary dress shoes. They wore them for ceremonial occasions, too, and they wore...