Articles filed under Politics
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Immigration and the trillion-dollar lotterySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Exactly 10 years ago, economist Michael Clemens published a paper in the prestigious Journal of Economic Perspectives called "Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar B...
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Remembering when Rudy Giuliani was a hero to New YorkersSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Rudolph Giuliani was always somewhat off-center, even in his glory days as New York City mayor. But people who recall him then were stunned by his decline into a conspir...
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Justice Dept. sues Texas over state's new abortion lawSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Co...
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A spirit of unity, rememberedSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - In 2001, a hashtag was, well, just a hashtag. Mostly just a visual representation of the word "number" for people who were too busy or too lazy to type "No." as the abbr...
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Illinois House poised to approve compromise energy planSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House was poised on Thursday to approve a wide-ranging plan to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050, with a compromise allowing two coal-fired p...
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'I could hear others in the newsroom calling family members'Sep 09, 2021 1:00 am - It was a beautiful morning. I did a lot of singing on the way in to work, arriving at 8 a.m. As I walked into the newsroom, I saw a group of people watching the televisi...
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Ethics bill clears House on second try, will head back to governorSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Thursday voted to accept changes to an ethics bill that Gov. J.B. Pritzker had requested, paving the way for it to become law once th...
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Abortion and the importance of one voteSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - It was almost 50 years ago that the United States Supreme Court gave women control over their bodies prior to viability. Within the next two years, they will take it awa...
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Give committee what it needs to investigate Jan. 6 riotSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - "And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore." - President Donald Trump, Jan. 6, 2021 We must confront...
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House to return to Springfield on Thursday for further energy negotiationsSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House is scheduled to return to Springfield Thursday to try again at passing an elusive energy regulation overhaul days after the governor's o...