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Lawmakers Renew Effort To Eliminate Prisoner Medical Co-Pays
Illinois lawmakers want to eliminate medical co-pays for prisoners.
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IL Lawmakers Approve Expanding MAP Grant Eligibility
Illinois' MAP grants — the monetary award program for low-income college students — would be available to more students if a bill approved by the legislature this month becomes law.
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Senate Bill Proposes Statewide Solution To Coal Ash Problem
Coal ash is one of the largest types of industrial waste generated in the U.S., according to the EPA. And some Illinois lawmakers say the state has a coal ash problem.
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China Puts New Tariffs On $60 Billion Of U.S. Goods, Retaliating For Trump Action
China is imposing new retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, days after the Trump administration said it would impose higher tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. The latest tit-for-tat exchange comes as trade talks have failed to yield a deal.
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Lawsuits, Crumbling Buildings, And Other Problems Await Illinois’ New Prison Director
Governor J.B. Pritzker has nominated an Ohio prison official to lead the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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U Of I Study Looks At Potential Impact Of Graduated Income Tax On Illinois
A report issued by the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs indicates that Illinois could raise more tax revenue, with a serious change in residents’ economic behavior, if it used a graduated income tax structure similar to those in neighboring states.
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Proposed Rule Could Evict 55,000 Children From Subsidized Housing
Tens of thousands of poor children — all of them American citizens or legal residents — could lose their housing under a new rule proposed Friday by the Trump Administration.
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State Medicaid Backlog Creates Delays, Frustration Locally
Tens of thousands of Illinois residents have been waiting beyond the 45-day limit for their Medicaid applications to be processed.
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New Round Of Tariffs Takes A Bigger Bite Of Consumers’ Budget
The prices of the things we buy, from floor lamps to canoes and bicycles, are slated to go up, literally overnight, as the Trump administration makes good on a promise to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of imported Chinese products.
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Illinois Issues: Illinois Rules Leave Mothers With Little Access To Experienced Midwives
A small but growing number of U.S. women are choosing to give birth at home. However home birth midwives are not regulated by the state of Illinois. Many mothers still choose to stay home, despite the risks involved in not having a proper vetting system.