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    Sep 24, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  1. Monday Morning Coffee: Lawmakers return for busy fall session (or not).

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Monday Morning Fellow Seekers. Pennsylvania’s public school students have been in class for weeks, but state lawmakers will finally return to work today for an abbreviated fall voting session that could end up being as notable for what doesn&#...
    2. Jan 31, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  2. On the 'Scholarship' list in Springfield

    Change of Subject
    Where 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......
    3. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Illinois Senate OKs 70 mph highway speed limit

    Illinois motorists would be able to legally drive 70 mph on interstate highways and tollways under legislation the Senate passed Tuesday.
    Illinois motorists would be able to legally drive 70 mph on interstate highways and tollways under legislation the Senate passed Tuesday. The measure would allow Cook County, the suburban collar counties and two counties near St. Louis to opt out in...

    Tags: Christine Radogno, Politics, Darin LaHood, Illinois General Assembly, Sugar Grove

    4. May 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. No driving with a lapdog law fails in state Senate

    SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois Senate barked down a bill that would have banned Fido and other pets from being in the lap of a driver while on the road, but the vote came only after Democrats managed to nip at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for once driving with the family dog on the roof of a car.
    Tribune reporter
    SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois Senate barked down a bill that would have banned Fido and other pets from being in the lap of a driver while on the road, but the vote came only after Democrats managed to nip at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney...

    Tags: Springfield, Dale A Righter, Politics, Democratic Party, Martin Sandoval

    5. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Legislators punt on pension reform but pass gambling expansion

    — State lawmakers spent the final day of the spring session failing to act on the crucial issue of pension reform, instead approving a major gambling expansion that wasn't at the top of the agenda.
    — State lawmakers spent the final day of the spring session failing to act on the crucial issue of pension reform, instead approving a major gambling expansion that wasn't at the top of the agenda. The turn of events dealt a significant blow to...

    Tags: Michael Madigan, Career and Workplace, Finance, Employees, Rahm Emanuel

    6. Oct 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Quinn heads downstate to defend ComEd veto

    Gov. Pat Quinn headed downstate Thursday to defend his veto of smart grid legislation backed by Commonwealth Edison, urging lawmakers to reject any attempts to reverse his decision.
    Clout Street
    Gov. Pat Quinn headed downstate Thursday to defend his veto of smart grid legislation backed by Commonwealth Edison, urging lawmakers to reject any attempts to reverse his decision. Quinn’s plea came as lawmakers prepare to return to Springfield at...

    Tags: Politics, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Kevin McCarthy, Laws

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