Articles filed under Politics
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Lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice bill addressing police concernsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus passed...
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After George Floyd, what one year has broughtJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - By Byron York President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met in the Oval Office last week with the family of George Floyd, the man who died a year ago in the ...
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Expanding the child tax credit ignores historical precedentJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Marketing is everything in politics. It explains why a tax credit that benefits 90% of American families with kids - some of them with income higher than $400,000 - is m...
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Without dirty mining, you can't make clean carsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Before the November election, candidate Joe Biden's campaign let it be known that the Democratic nominee would part ways with environmental activists by supporting minin...
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Illinois House passes $42.2 billion budgetJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers early Tuesday inched closer to implementing a spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the Illinois House approving a state budget prop...
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Two new state holidays approved: Juneteenth and Election Day. What do they mean for you?Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Two new state holidays approved by Illinois lawmakers last weekend will affect mostly state employees, and students and workers at public schools, if the bills are ultim...
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General Assembly delays adjournment in hopes of an energy dealJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are staying open for business as they await a possible deal on a sweeping energy proposal that would keep the state's fleet of nuclear p...
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Judge orders early end to Blagojevich's supervised releaseJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge on Tuesday put an early end to the two-year period of supervised release of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year prison sentence for corruption was...
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Restoring the U.S. Postal Service should be a priority for CongressJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - When Americans were recently polled about various public institutions, the winner was rated favorably by 91 percent. Here's a hint: it wasn't the U.S. Congress. The top...
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A day to remember alliances and the sacrifices that secure our freedomMay 31, 2021 1:00 am - "Why all the fuss?" That is how retired United States Army Colonel Ralph Puckett reacted when he learned he was to receive the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary brave...