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The do-nothing caucus
Last fall on this page, we endorsed candidates for the Illinois House based largely on their fiscal policies. Illinois is beyond a crisis point; its lawmakers need to find solutions. So: Were candidates willing to enact serious pension reform? Cut state...
Tags: Bill Mitchell, Linda Chapa LaVia, Money and Monetary Policy, Elections, Robert W. Pritchard
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Illinois House defeats less restrictive concealed carry bill
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House Thursday night defeated a concealed weapons proposal favored by gun rights advocates, a setback that could spur negotiations toward finding common ground with lawmakers who back gun control. The legislation...
Tags: Rentals, Hunting, Elections, Gun Control, Justice System
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Sludge storage rule results in $300k tab for village
New environmental regulations are forcing Libertyville to invest an estimated $300,000 in a storage facility for wastewater sludge, village officials said. A state law passed in 2011 cuts the amount of time farms can store sludge, a popular fertilizer...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Quinn signs $2 license plate sticker fee hike into law
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — Illinois drivers will pay $2 more for their license plate stickers next year thanks to a bill Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed Friday to pay for better upkeep and care of state parks. The practical effect of the new law is that...Tags: Illinois Governor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Jesse White, Crime, Law and Justice, Olympia Fields
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Illinois license plate fees to increase by $2 next year
Clout StreetIllinois drivers would have to pay another $2 for their license plate stickers beginning next year under legislation the Senate passed today to help the state take better care of its parks. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn supported the fee hike as a way to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Toi Hutchinson, Conservation
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Fiscal cliff could cost Illinois more than $1 billion
State officials warned Thursday that Illinois stands to lose more than $1 billion if Congress and President Barack Obama cannot reach an agreement to prevent the "fiscal cliff" brought on by preset tax increases and budget cuts. The prediction came...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Illinois Governor, Republican Party, Government Debt, Regional Authority
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$2 license plate fee for parks passes House, fails in Senate
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD --- Legislation aimed at bolstering funding for state parks by increasing license plate fees by $2 and charging fees to out-of-state users of state parks was approved by the Illinois House tonight but failed in the Senate. The measure also...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Politics, Travel, State Parks
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On the 'Scholarship' list in Springfield
Change of SubjectWhere do our lawmakers stand on the issue of legislative scholarships -- those tuition waivers that members of the state house and senate have traditionally been allowed to dispense to constituents? As part of the renewed effort to abolish that...... -
Quinn: No raises for 30,000 state workers
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration said today that 30,000 state workers in several agencies won’t be getting pay raises they are due, contending the budget signed by the governor late Thursday night doesn’t authorize...Tags: Civil and Public Service, AFSCME, Illinois Governor, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace
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Small brewery legislation sent to governor's desk
Clout StPosted by Todd Wilson at 6:30 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois House today sent to the governor's desk a bill designed to protect small craft brewers’ ability to enter the market. The measure, approved 112-0, would allow certain small Illinois........ -
Dems scramble for tax deal amid Quinn's inauguration
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Democrats are scaling back a major income tax increase as they search for votes in a frantic, last-ditch effort to deal with the state's crippling budget crisis.
After rank-and-file lawmakers balked at a 75 percent hike in the...Tags: Tax Credits, Dan Rutherford, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Jesse White
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Illinois House leaves town without voting on income-tax hike
Clout StPosted by Ray Long and Monique Garcia at 11:55 a.m. SPRINGFIELD --- House lawmakers left town today without voting on a major income-tax increase as doubts emerged about whether there's enough support to pass it. “The votes aren’t here in......
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