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Treasurer clarifies position on taxing retirement income
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is clarifying statements he reportedly made about taxing retirement…
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Springfield ‘overflow’ hospital released in June without notice to lawmakers, local health department
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – A state lawmaker is demanding legislative hearings after being kept in the dark…
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New census deadline could cost Florida billions in federal funding, third new congressional seat
The Florida state flag flies. railway fx / Shutterstock.com By John Haughey (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau’s…
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Citing COVID-19 concerns, Biden will skip Milwaukee national convention
Joe Biden will accept the Democratic nomination from home, rather than come to Milwaukee to accept it at the Democratic…
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Pritzker considering new rules to enforce statewide COVID-19 orders
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his administration is continuing to look for ways to enforce his executive…
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Pennsylvania’s top education official to step down
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera takes part in a news conference Jan. 16, 2020, to announce grants intended to…
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Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts band together for faster COVID-19 tests
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel…
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Trump fires Tennessee Valley Authority chairman over outsourcing jobs to foreign workers
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference Thursday, July 23, 2020, at the White House in Washington. Evan Vucci…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Monday, Aug. 3, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo The Center Square Madigan campaign funds continue to…
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Maine GOP takes Dunlap’s decision on ranked choice voting to court
A voter marks his ballot in the primary election March 3, 2020, in Freeport, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty / AP…
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Pennsylvania educators fret as the school year looms with no concrete state guidance
Shutterstock photo By Christen Smith (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania educators say they face an enormous challenge when it comes to…
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Federal grand jury indicts Tennessee state senator on 48 counts of wire fraud, embezzlement
In a photo provided by the Tennessee State Senate, Tennessee state Sen. Katrina Robinson poses for a photo in Nashville,…
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Blue Dog Coalition co-chairman O’Halleran faces Our Revolution-backed Putzova in Arizona primary
The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Shutterstock photo David Luchs / Ballotpedia Rep. Tom O’Halleran faces challenger Eva Putzova…
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Rep. David Schweikert agrees to $50,000 fine, admits 11 ethics violations
FILE – In this Nov. 8, 2017 file photo, Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., makes a point during a House Ways…
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Bipartisan calls for special session grow along with chorus for Madigan to step down
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – A bipartisan chorus of lawmakers calling on Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to step…
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North Carolina disburses $150M in COVID-19 relief funds to local counties
A drive-up patient receives a face covering at a community coronavirus testing site in Burlington, N.C., Thursday, July 9, 2020.…
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Coronavirus oversight panel demands documents from Georgia, GOP congressman calls it harassment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question from the press during a tour of a massive temporary hospital at…
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On Trump’s election delay suggestion, Cuomo says ‘he has no authority,’ de Blasio pans ‘act of a tyrant’
President Donald Trump (left) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Left: AP file photo / Right: Image courtesy of governor.ny.gov…
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Thousands of New York’s primary ballots not counted because of technicalities
Republican commissioner Rachel Bledi examines ballots June 30, 2020, as observers at the Albany County Board of Elections count absentee ballots…
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Republicans ask governor to open Maine to more New England states
Maine Gov. Janet Mills addresses the Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, 2019, in the United Nations General Assembly at…
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Corruption expert says ComEd patronage scandal comes with questions for taxpayers
In this Sept. 6, 2013 photo, a senior energy technician for Commonwealth Edison holds a standard electricity meter, left, and…
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After ComEd patronage scandal, group calls again for independent political map-making
Illinois Speaker of the House Mike Madigan, D-Chicago, watches the proceedings from the Speaker’s platform during the spring legislative session…
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Coronavirus oversight committee demands documents from Gov. Lee, Tennessee congressman calls it harassment
President Donald Trump listens as Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks about protecting seniors Thursday, April 30, 2020, in the East…
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Florida’s idled maritime industry lobbying for federal bailout
In this June 2016 photo, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas heads out of PortMiami, in Miami…
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Cuomo says Washington needs to fill New York’s budget gap, opposes proposed millionaires’ tax
New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (from left), Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie are seen Jan.…
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Op-Ed: A market-based approach can unite both sides on climate
Shutterstock photo By Jake Manning, Robert Borden and Stone Cox Throughout the nation, young people care about climate change and…
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Polis backs proposal for $500B in federal aid for states and local governments
President Donald Trump speaks as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, listens in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May…
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Erie biodiesel plant hopes to raise profile of alternative energy in Pennsylvania
The Erie-based Hero BX converts discarded vegetable oil, animal fat and restaurant grease into 50 million gallons of renewable biodiesel…
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N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut add three more states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, to quarantine list
Arriving travelers walk by a sign in the baggage claim area of Terminal B on June 25, 2020, at LaGuardia Airport…
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Sisolak hopes for special session by the end of the week; announces state will scrap phased reopening
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks at a press briefing on July 27, 2020. Image courtesy of Nevada State Legislature Youtube…
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