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SB1 Sponsor Denounces Gov. Rauner Veto
State Senator Andy Manar says Rauner's veto of SB1 is an "all-out-assault" on public education.
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Pritzker Wants to Let Anybody Buy into Medicaid
Several Democrats running for governor of Illinois are proposing the state enact universal healthcare. J.B. Pritzker is the latest to come out with a plan.
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School Funding Depends On Compromise Or 36+71
With schools set to open in just a few weeks, Illinois still doesn't have any way to send money to schools. K-12 funding has become the latest partisan battleground at the statehouse, and yesterday, one procedural misstep may have inadvertently made the gridlock even worse.
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UPDATE: Champaign Council Votes To Create Police Review Board.
The Champaign City Council voted Tuesday evening to create a citizens advisory committee to review Champaign Police Department complaint investigations.
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Area School Superintendent Supports Gov. Rauner’s SB1 Veto
Saying he's "frustrated" downstate public school district "get left behind," a Champaign County school district superintendent says the governor's SB1 veto was the right decision.
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Rauner Vetoes Portions Of Public School Funding Bill
Just after finishing a two year political standoff over a state budget, Illinois lawmakers are heading toward another impasse, this time over education funding.
Denouncing it a “bailout” of Chicago Public Schools, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday partially vetoed a bill to overhaul the state’s school funding formula, setting the stage for a dramatic showdown over education funding that could cut off state money to schools across Illinois.
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Why Did The Asian Carp Cross Lake Michigan’s Electric Barrier? This Scientist’s On The Case.
An Asian Carp was caught recently in a place where it shouldn’t be – beyond an electric barrier meant to keep the species out of Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes. Researchers at Southern Illinois University are trying to figure out just how it got there.
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Gov. Rauner Vetoes Senate Bill One
Governor Rauner issued an amendatory veto to Senate Bill One, leaving public school funding in limbo.
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Negotiations Fizzle; SB1 Goes To Governor
The future of state funding for Illinois schools is still up in the air Monday afternoon. The fight over Senate Bill 1 — legislation that would overhaul the way Illinois supports k-12 schools — has such high stakes and such slim vote margins that it has turned into a parliamentary chess game. Now, the next move belongs to Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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Illinois Issues: The Experts’ Take On The Budget
Daisy Contreras talked to leaders at the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and The Civic Federation to learn about their insights on the state's first spending plan in more than two years.