Articles filed under Politics
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Bailey's statement on public education defies credibilityOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - During a recent interview, Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, maintained the state ought to cut spending on public education. That positio...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Fact checking, sanity needed in discussion of IRS hiringOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - One of the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August provides for increased funding of roughly $80 billion over a decade for the Internal Revenue Servic...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Closed schools join with closed mindsOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders COVID school closures hurt American kids. American parents have seen it: The longer schools were closed and replaced with remote learning, the more...
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Guest columnist Chuck Sullivan: Amendment provides necessary assurance on union rightsOct 24, 2022 11:00 pm - When emergency strikes, every second matters. We all want the peace of mind that comes with knowing when we face the worst moments of our lives - a raging fire at our ho...
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Guest columnist Mailee Smith: Illinois workers don't need a fake 'Workers' Rights Amendment'Oct 24, 2022 11:00 pm - You have probably seen TV commercials for the so-called "Workers' Rights Amendment," the proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that appears at the top of the N...
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Quigley outraises, outspends Hanson ahead of their latest congressional rematchOct 24, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley far outraised and outspent the Republican candidate for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat during the year's third quarter, reco...
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Rishi Sunak, UK's next PM, faces major economic problemsOct 24, 2022 1:00 am - LONDON - Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain's first prime minister of color after being chosen Monday to lead a governing Conservative Party desp...
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21st state Senate opponents divided on 'right to unionize' constitutional amendmentOct 24, 2022 1:00 am - As a co-sponsor of "right to unionize" legislation in the state senate, Democrat Laura Ellman is clear about her support for adding Amendment 1 to the Illinois Constitut...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: 'Go away, kid. Ya bother me'Oct 23, 2022 1:00 am - I don't live in Rhode Island. I live right next door to Rhode Island, in Massachusetts. This means that I don't vote in Rhode Island, but I am deluged with television ad...
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Our endorsement for DuPage County treasurer: Gwen HenryOct 23, 2022 1:00 am - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. In the race for DuPage County treasurer, longtime Republican incumbent Gwen Henry of Wh...