Articles filed under Politics
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Congress should act to save horses from slaughterhouseJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - America was built on the backs of horses, and earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Ac...
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Taxpayer advocate calls for IRS 'anxiety index' to help frustrated AmericansJun 23, 2019 6:00 am - It's official: Paying taxes can make you a stressed-out wreck. So says the national taxpayer advocate, who is calling for the Internal Revenue Service to create a "Taxpa...
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'You're welcome here': Lawyer, legislator offer tips amid fears of immigration sweepJun 23, 2019 1:00 am - Although President Donald Trump postponed a nationwide immigration sweep of people living illegally in the United States, a state legislator organized an information ses...
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Cultivating an environment to which hope can returnJun 23, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report that is the closest thing we have to the quantification of despair. Between 1999 and 2017,...
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Pritzker signs order to jumpstart 2020 census outreach, ensure accurate countJun 22, 2019 10:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined a diverse coalition of lawmakers and advocates in Chicago on Thursday as he signed an executive order he said is aimed at ensuring an accurate ...
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What's in the new House bipartisan anti-robocall billJun 22, 2019 6:07 am - House lawmakers on Thursday announced a new bipartisan compromise on a bill to combat robocalls, a proposal that Democrats and Republicans hope will lessen interruptions...
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The 10% bonus that Trump needsJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - True, polls have very limited value at this stage of a presidential campaign. Yes, Democrats are far from choosing their nominee to oppose President Donald Trump. Of cou...
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Facts Matter: Neither Trump nor Pelosi required to disclose medical infoJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - A recent post shared on Twitter and Facebook argued Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, like the president, should be required to release the results of her annual health...
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Constable: In wake of #MeToo, sexual harassment training needed more than everJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - An old newspaper book on my desk, titled "Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart," predates the start of my career by only a decade or so. I can't remember when sexual harassment bec...
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Hong Kong reminds us of China's fragilityJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Last Sunday, according to organizers, about 2 million people marched in a Chinese city to protest an extradition bill that they labeled Chinese "tyranny." If accurate, i...