Articles filed under Politics
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New round of tariffs promise same results as before - higher pricesFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - The Tariff Man has done it again. President Donald Trump recently announced that he will expand import taxes on American consumers of auto parts, nails and other goods m...
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'Major flaws' reported as state shifts former foster children into Medicaid managed careFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An estimated 2,500 children and young adults in Illinois who had been in the custody of the state's foster care system within the last year abruptly lost t...
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House bucks governor to OK reinstatement of tax break on aircraft partsFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to override the governor's veto of legislation restoring and retroactively applying a tax break for aircraf...
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Democrats use State of the Union rebuttal to pivot from impeachmentFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Democrats used a rebuttal to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night to refocus the national spotlight on the party's policy plat...
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Photo gallery: Images from Trump's State of the Union addressFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress. ...
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Gun rights advocates sue state police over FOID delaysFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD -- A pair of gun rights advocacy groups are suing the Illinois State Police, its director and the chief of the Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau...
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Analysis: Bitter partisanship dominates Trump's State of the UnionFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Like a premature cast party, President Donald Trump and many of the 535 members of Congress focused on his impeachment got together in the House of Represen...
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State faces new opportunities for ethics reformFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - With the start of the 2020 legislative session, the House of Representatives has a real opportunity to finally address glaring ethics problems that have cast a blanket o...
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Tax amnesty program nets more than $60M more than expectedFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year's state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million - approximately $60 million more ...
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Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union speechFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The "great American comeback" President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union speech drew on falsehoods about U.S. energy supremacy, health care an...