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Senate-Backed State Budget With Income Tax Hike Passes IL House Committee
An Illinois House panel has advanced a $37.3 billion Senate-backed spending plan that is funded by a $5.4 billion tax increase.
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Protesters Demanding Budget Block Rauner’s Office Entrance
Twenty-seven protesters blocked access to Governor Bruce Rauner’s office at the state Capitol in Springfield Tuesday. They wanted the Republican governor and General Assembly Democrats to agree to a state budget
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Tweaks Made To Veterans Choice, But Overhaul Remains Elusive
Earlier this year, NPR analyzed the length of wait times for veterans to get appointments and treatment at Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Over the next few days, you will hear a Midwestern perspective on a federal program trying to improve veterans care.
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House Democrats Divided Over Taxes
Illinois Democrats remain divided over how to address the state’s financial crisis. House Democrats are trying to decide whether to follow the lead of their counterparts in the Senate, who voted last week to to raise income taxes and expand the sales tax.
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Even With State Budget For Schools, Local Districts ‘Categorically’ Underfunded
All though Illinois’ budget impasse, one part of the budget has continued --- state funding for public schools.
But local school officials complain the school budget does not include so-called “categoricals”. That’s state funding for certain designated purposes, like school bus programs and Special Education personnel.
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Illinois Budget Fight Could Affect 2018 Elections
Officials with the Illinois State Board of Elections say the nearly two-year budget stalemate could interfere with preparations for next year’s election. The warning came at a legislative budget hearing Sunday afternoon.
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Scott Air Force Base Celebrates 100 Years
Scott Air Force Base near Belleville is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It was founded in 1917 as Scott Field, named after Cpl. Frank Scott, the first enlisted member of the U.S. armed forces to lose his life in an aviation accident.
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Lincoln’s Challenge Memorial Day Ceremony Focused On Solemn Remembrance
Lincoln’s Challenge Academy Director Peter Thomas worries that Memorial Day has lost some of its meaning. At a ceremony on Friday, Thomas recalled Memorial Day as a holiday when stores closed and Americans gathered.
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Vice-Pres. Pence Leaves Backlog Of Public Records Requests In Indiana
The Indiana governor's office faces a backlog of public records requests, mostly stemming from Vice President Mike Pence's tenure as governor.
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Democrats Push Workers Comp Reform Through Illinois Senate
Legislation aimed at reducing the cost of workers' compensation insurance for Illinois employers has won state Senate approval, but not the approval of most Republicans.