Friday, March 28, 2014

Obamacare deadline three days away, there is a chance for more time

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By Jamey Dunn  The official deadline to get insurance coverage and avoid a penalty under the Affordable Care Act is Monday. However, Barac...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Madigan's millionaires tax has its political advantages

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By Jamey Dunn The House revenue and finance committee dove right into the topic of taxes this morning following Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget sp...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Quinn calls for making temporary income tax increase permanent

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By Jamey Dunn with Caitlin Rydinsky contributing  Gov. Pat Quinn called on lawmakers to make the temporary income tax increase permanent d...
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Waiting in the dark for doomsday

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn is not releasing details ahead of his budget speech tomorrow, but Republicans say they expect him to paint a ...
Monday, March 24, 2014

CapitolView

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CapitolView, WSEC-TV Springfield. Host Jamey Dunn (IL Issues) and guests Brian Mackey (IL Public Radio/WUIS) and Nicole Wilson (24/7 News)...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Democrats make the case for more revenue

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By Jamey Dunn Democrats on key budgeting committees are beginning to build the case for finding more revenue for the next fiscal year’s bu...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Madigan proposes millionaire tax for education

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By Jamey Dunn and Caitlin Rydinsky House Speaker Michael Madigan proposed today a constitutional amendment to impose a higher tax on milli...

Senate committee approves minimum wage increase

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By Jamey Dunn with Caitlin Rydinsky contributing  A Senate committee today approved a plan to increase the state’s minimum wage. The pro...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Incumbent losses and big spending races

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By Jamey Dunn The General Assembly is guaranteed to have some new faces next year after a handful of incumbents were knocked out in their ...
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Johnson County anti-fracking initiative fails

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By Jamey Dunn A ballot initiative to ban fracking in Johnson County was solidly defeated during last night’s primary vote. After years o...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Primary election resources

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Here are some resources for today's primary. See Illinois Issues' rundown of the governor's race and legislative primaries ...
Monday, March 17, 2014

Primary preview

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By Jamey Dunn With two candidates clearly in the lead for their perspective party’s gubernatorial nominations, statehouse watchers are not...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Chicago issues rules cracking down on petcoke storage

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By Jamey Dunn The city of Chicago issued rules today that will require storage facilities to do more to prevent petroleum waste from becom...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Enrollment grows as Obamacare sign-up deadline approaches

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By Jamey Dunn According to enrollment numbers released by the federal government today, more than 313,000 Illinoisans have obtained health...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

Senate approves revenue estimate

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By Jamey Dunn The Senate today approved a revenue estimate already passed by the House . According to the projection, the state will have ...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014

House begins to mull minimum wage increase

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By Jamey Dunn A House committee today began taking testimony on a proposal to increase the minimum wage in the state. Chicago Democratic...
Monday, March 03, 2014

CapitolView

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Need to catch up on Illinois politics? Check out this new edition of CapitolView that aired over the weekend. CapitolView, WSEC-TV Spri...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Concealed carry licenses in the mail

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By Jamey Dunn  Approved Illinois residents will soon be able to start carrying guns in public. The Illinois State Police announced tod...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

New Medicaid enrollments coming faster than expected

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By Jamey Dunn Illinoisans have signed up for Obamacare more quickly than the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services expecte...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

DCFS director steps down

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By Jamey Dunn Arthur Bishop, acting director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, resigned today after recent negat...