Articles filed under Politics
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Women urge Democrats to act on abortion legislationMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Democratic legislators are the subject of an open letter penned by nearly 200 women who wrote they are "alarmed by the lack of action" on a bill that...
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The end of everything - or notMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - A new United Nations report projecting the extinction of one-eighth of all animal and plant species should rattle the cages of ...
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Bipartisan group wants to raise state gas tax, fees to fund road projectsMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A bipartisan coalition laid out a plan Wednesday that would raise $2.4 billion for road and bridge infrastructure improvements by hiking the state's gas ta...
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Moylan rips legal pot bill: 'Listen, do you want this stuff in your neighborhood?'May 07, 2019 5:30 am - A suburban state lawmaker on Monday implored Illinoisans to join him in throwing a wrench into the growing momentum to legalize marijuana in Illinois. “There's other way...
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Take a look inside a suburban marijuana farmMay 07, 2019 5:30 am - As Gov. J.B. Pritzker forwards plans to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults Illinois, a medical cannabis cultivation facility in Elk Grove Village opened i...
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Illinois took in $1.5 billion more than expected last monthMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - State revenue for April exceeded projections by $1.5 billion, according to a letter sent to legislative leaders by state finance officials. The windfall all but covers t...
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Bringing foreign policy home is a mixed bag for DemocratsMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Why aren't Democratic presidential candidates talking more about foreign policy? Are they being shrewd in playing down a divisive concern that is not at the front of vot...
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Lives of honor and courageMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Let us now praise two almost-famous men who served in the Senate for a combined total of 74 years and died recently within three weeks of each other. Richard Lugar, a Re...
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Fact check: President Trump's claim that Puerto Rico 'has been given' $91BMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - "Puerto Rico has been given more money by Congress for Hurricane Disaster Relief, 91 Billion Dollars, than any State in the history of the U.S." - President Donald Trump...
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Analysis: The government move that threatens to keep Americans trapped in debtMay 05, 2019 6:00 am - In November 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a rule requiring payday lenders to assess a borrower's ability to repay before making a loan. Th...