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New State Budget Is Good News For Domestic Violence Agency
Courage Connection is rebuilding its staff, now that a new state budget has brought expectations that state funding will resume.
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Startup Company Provides Greeting Cards For Those Incarcerated
Email, texts and social media may be the most common ways to send a message. But that’s often not the case for the millions of Americans with friends or family in prison. Cards and letters are the least expensive and most accessible way for many behind bars to keep in touch. Still, finding the right words to say is not always easy. One area company is creating cards to meet that need.
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With Budget In Place, MCORE Work To Resume Monday
Passage of a new state budget in Springfield means it’s back to work for construction crews on several road projects in Illinois --- including the MCORE project in Champaign-Urbana’s Campustown.
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Woman Who Triggered Lockdown Known For ‘Calm’
Thurday's controversial Illinois House override vote that increased the state income tax rate was delayed by about two hours when the capitol building was put on lockdown, due to reports of a woman throwing or spilling an unknown substance near the governor’s office and other locations. Reporter Dusty Rhodes knows the woman, and spoke with a lobbyist who witnessed her detention.
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Even With A State Budget, Illinois Education Money Could Be Trapped
Even after the Illinois House overrode Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget veto Thursday — leading to a budget for the first time in more than two years — the state’s schools may still be in a pickle.
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Durbin Urges President Trump To Take Tough Stance In Meeting With Russia’s Putin
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is urging the president to take a tough stance on Russia’s meddling in US elections. Durbin is one of five Democratic senators to sign a letter to the president asking him to address findings of U.S intelligence that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 elections.
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Illinois Has A Budget After Lawmakers Override Rauner Vetoes
The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a budget package. The action Thursday gives Illinois its first annual spending plan since 2015.
The House voted to override the Republican governor's veto of a $5 billion increase in income taxes and a $36 billion spending plan.
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Lockdown Delays IL House Vote On Budget & Taxes
An Illinois House vote to overrride the governor's budget veto was delayed Thursday afternoon, when the state Capitol Building was placed on lockdown, due to a reported "hazmat" situation.
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Durbin Wants ‘Medicare For All’ Health Program In Long Term, ‘Public Option’ Now
US Senator Dick Durbin wants to see the United States eventually implement a “Medicare for all” type health care program. The Illinois Democrat acknowledges that isn't likely with Republicans in control of both houses of Congress and the White House, but says a "public option" on current health insurance exchanges could be an interim step.
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Illinois Political Historian Sees No Winners In Budget Impasse
Brian O'Keefe spoke with Illinois political historian Kent Redfield about what led to the recent budget agreement, and the potential political fallout from it.