Articles filed under State Legislature
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Republican Mulligan backs Democrat MoylanOct 24, 2012 1:53 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Longtime Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan is crossing party lines to back Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan for the Illinois House. In a let...
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Duffy, Howland discuss special-needs fundingOct 24, 2012 10:44 am - Though financial issues are at the heart of many state legislative races this fall, Republican state Sen. Dan Duffy of Lake Barrington and Democratic challenger Amanda H...
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Spending way down in 54th House District raceOct 23, 2012 2:21 pm - Though hardly one of the area’s big money races, recent financial support for the two 54th House District candidates have it shaping up to be a contest between a busines...
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44th House candidates want quick pension reformOct 23, 2012 11:10 am - Like the majority of other people running for the state legislature, both candidates for the 44th district of the Illinois House agree that pension reform needs to be ad...
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Candidates for 62nd House seat agree pension system needs reformOct 22, 2012 6:21 pm - Addressing the pension deficit in Illinois is a concern for both candidates running for state representative in District 62, but neither believes shifting the burden to ...
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55th House hopefuls talk pension reformOct 22, 2012 2:57 pm - When it comes to fixing the state’s pension gap, 55th House District candidates agree that the solution must be negotiated with employees, while they vary on some detail...
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Taxes, business, school funding on 50th House, 25th Senate forum agendaOct 22, 2012 9:38 am - Candidates for the Illinois 25th District Senate and 50th District House seats talked about taxes, business, pension reform and more at a forum Monday night in Geneva. T...
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Noland, Collins both claim party independenceOct 22, 2012 5:30 am - Democratic incumbent Michael Noland and Republican challenger Cary Collins both are campaigning on the idea that they will stand up to their parties in the state Senate ...
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57th House candidates discuss tax credits, income taxOct 22, 2012 5:30 am - The recent state income tax hike is scheduled to sunset on Jan. 1, 2015, but one candidate in the Illinois 57th House District race would like to repeal it even sooner. ...
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Tax hike claim on political ad stirs debate in 31st state Senate raceOct 20, 2012 8:00 am - Melinda Bush says her record of watching out for taxpayers as a Lake County Board member speaks for itself, but opponent Joe Neal sees it differently. What had appeared ...