Monday, March 07, 2011

Quinn signs redistricting changes

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure today geared at preserving the power of geographic pockets of minority populations in the upco...

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This week's topics include pensions, teachers, the situation in Wisconsin, FOID list going public, and the possibility of outlawing the ...
Friday, March 04, 2011

Report says pensions underfunded by $76 billion

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By Jamey Dunn While lawmakers and civic organizations continue to debate the fate of pension benefits for current state employees, Auditor G...

Lawmakers look at school consolidation

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By Lauren N. Johnson Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to consolidate many of the state’s 868 school districts received a positive reaction from som...
Thursday, March 03, 2011

Legislative roundup

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By Lauren N. Johnson Legislators this week reacted to a controversial decision from Attorney General Lisa Madigan on the privacy right of gu...

House moves toward spending cap

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois House members estimate that the state will have less to spend next fiscal year than Gov. Pat Quinn planned for in his...
Wednesday, March 02, 2011

U of I and SIU consider flat funding levels

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By Jamey Dunn The presidents of the state’s two largest public university systems told an Illinois Senate committee today that their schools...
Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Federal tax break could put hole in Quinn's budget

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed budget counts on a move to decouple state tax code from a federal plan to spur businesses to spend m...
Monday, February 28, 2011

FutureGen picks a carbon storage site

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By Jamey Dunn Morgan County was chosen as the underground carbon storage site for a revamped version of the FutureGen “clean coal” project. ...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Addiction treatment in limbo

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By Jamey Dunn Addiction treatment providers have some sense of relief now that members of Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration say they plan to s...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Human services cuts to be only half as deep

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By Jamey Dunn Cuts in state funding that addiction treatment and prevention providers were bracing for will now be reduced by half, accordin...

Bill would limit penalty for some sex offenders

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By Lauren N. Johnson Some individuals convicted of criminal sexual abuse would have the chance to avoid being placed on the sex offender reg...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Addiction treatment cuts could mean closed doors

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By Jamey Dunn UPDATE February 24: Gov. Pat Quinn took questions from reporters in Chicago yesterday on the cuts. See below. Providers of add...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

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Host Jamey Dunn (Illinois Issues magazine) with Andrew Thomason (Illinois Statehouse News), Patrick Yeagle (Illinois Times) and Chris Wetter...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Some education cuts will take time

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By Jamey Dunn Some close to education say that realizing savings through Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed cuts could be a long uphill climb. While ...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Legislative leaders take issue with Quinn's numbers

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By Jamey Dunn and Lauren N. Johnson Gov. Pat Quinn emphasized the need for economic development and avoiding large education cuts in his bud...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Quinn's budget plan relies on borrowing

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By Jamey Dunn with Lauren N. Johnson contributing Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget does not include a plan to pay down the state’s backlog of unpaid ...

House, Senate bills could reinstate death penalty

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By Lauren N. Johnson Two Republican lawmakers today urged Gov. Pat Quinn to veto legislation that would abolish Illinois’ death penalty. Re...

Human services bracing for cuts

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By Jamey Dunn and Lauren N. Johnson Human service providers fear that they will be targeted for deep cuts when Gov. Pat Quinn presents his b...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Free ride for all seniors program is over

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By Jamey Dunn A program backed by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, which was also a popular target of legislators looking to cut the budget, was...