Showing posts with label Miscellaneous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miscellaneous. Show all posts
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Budget not the only thing in limbo

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By Hilary Russell Just as the state’s operating budget is in limbo with five days left in the fiscal year, many substantive bills were left...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Texting bans head to the governor

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By Hilary Russell Drivers would be banned from texting while driving if Gov. Pat Quinn signs HB 71 into law. It passed both chambers, most r...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Medical marijuana bill advances in the House

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By Hilary Russell The Illinois Senate made history last night by approving a bill that would authorize the limited use of marijuana for med...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Medical marijuana bill passes Senate

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By Hilary Russell Photo by Hilary Russell The board read 28 eyes, 30 nays and 1 present when the bill was called for a vote. As Senators wat...
Friday, May 01, 2009

May issue: A break from the past

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Read the latest Illinois Issues magazine to see how Senate President John Cullerton is " reigning in the Senate ." The Democrati...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Swine flu update

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By Jamey Dunn While Illinois has no confirmed cases of swine flu yet, health officials said today the virus eventually will reach the state ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Gas, Gambling, Games, Governor and Safeguard

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By Jamey Dunn A gas tax increase, a proposition to sell lottery tickets online and early plans for possible 2016 Chicago Olympic Games all p...
Monday, June 23, 2008

Seven days

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By Bethany Jaeger Illinois starts a new fiscal year in seven days. That means some new state laws take effect July 1. But also, for the firs...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Bills on the move

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The Illinois General Assembly is quickly moving a lot of legislation this week since returning from a two-week spring break. Here's a sa...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Democrats target guns

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By Patrick O'Brien House Democrats tried again Wednesday to advance measures designed to curb gun violence. For instance, if children go...
Tuesday, March 04, 2008

House action

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Moment of silence By Bethany Jaeger A majority of the Illinois House reversed its position Tuesday about mandating schools to observe a mome...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Clarification

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Last week, I reported about revenue ideas, specifically mentioning an income tax increase. Thanks to commenters, I realize the need to clari...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Moment of silence returns

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By Patrick O’Brien The controversial law mandating a moment of silence or prayer in state schools will face a challenge at the Statehouse a...
Friday, October 12, 2007

"There's always next year"

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The state is starting to look a lot like the Chicago Cubs in dropping the ball and saying it’ll get the job done next year. The Illinois Gen...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Q&A: Alan Ehrehnalt

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The executive editor of Governing , a monthly magazine that covers state and local government and is published by Congressional Quarterly ,...
Friday, June 01, 2007

Twilight zone

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Just when you thought things couldn’t get weirder, the Statehouse erupts with tension-riddled drama. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s communication st...

Weekly roundup

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BY DEANESE WILLIAMS-HARRIS Stem cell research Public dollars would be set aside for all types of stem cell research, including the highly co...
Monday, May 28, 2007

Gov: It's your turn, House Democrats

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Is a state budget possible by May 31? That’s still a mystery, but the ball may be in the House Speaker Michael Madigan’s court. His Democrat...
Thursday, May 24, 2007

New boats?

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While House Speaker Michael Madigan has said he would consider expanding gaming to generate money for road and school construction, the Sena...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Mayor Daley rocks Springfield

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Well, not really, but charter public school students from Chicago gave Mayor Richard Daley the star treatment —pictures, screeches and all —...