Articles filed under Politics
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85% of those who'd pay more under graduated income tax would be from Chicago and suburbsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series about proposed changes in the state income tax formula. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his plan for a grad...
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Both Democrats, Republicans blast facial-recognition technology in a rare bipartisan momentMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Facial-recognition technology endured fierce resistance in Washington on Wednesday as both Democratic and Republican lawmakers criticized the artificial-int...
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Attempt to punish China may give country its 'Sputnik moment'May 24, 2019 1:00 am - Many of us have been waiting for a new Sputnik moment, the point at which the challenge from China spurs America to get its act together. We may now be witnessing such a...
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Illinois businesses could face lawsuits for asking about wage history under proposalMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois House is poised to send Gov. J.B. Pritzker a bill that would ban employers from asking about a job applicant's pay at previous jobs. The bill passed Senate ...
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After 2 suburban Democrats replaced, House committee advances tax rate billMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A graduated tax rate bill has joined the constitutional amendment that would allow for the implementation of such a tax structure in awaiting a vote from t...
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God's will and the question of choiceMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - There are plenty of arguments going on about the recent severe abortion restrictions becoming law in states like Alabama and Missouri. My fellow pro-choice activists hav...
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In wake of Sterigenics emissions, tighter controls clear Illinois HouseMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Companies that use the toxic chemical ethylene oxide may soon have to comply with stricter safety requirements. The Illinois House on Friday passed Senate...
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Brewers say higher beer tax would be hard to swallowMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Craft beer brewers and advocates gathered Friday at the Capitol to oppose a tax increase on beer and cider that Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced last week to ...
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Mueller changed everythingMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - From now on, the Trump-Russia affair - the investigation that dominated the first years of Donald Trump's presidency - will be divided into two parts: before and after t...
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Now's the time to watch state government - and to watch carefullyMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have been meeting and filing bills since early January, but the time you really need to be paying attention is now. And how you pay attention is also ...