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News | Thursday, May 17,2012
Action Now protests federal budget cuts
Group says it’s confused about Johnson’s vote
A group of 15 to 20 individuals and members of Action Now gathered outside Republican headquarters in Springfield May 10 to protest and question the decision making of U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson. Joh
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
Write wingers
While the mainstream press cuts back, conservatives step in
Necrophilia is legal in Illinois, and the legislature is cracking down.Who knew?The Belleville News-Democrat and St. Louis Post-Dispatch in February broke the news that state Rep. Daniel Beiser, D-Alt
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
Attorney general questions Macoupin mine permit
Concerns come as Foresight Energy announces IPO
While one of the state’s largest coal-mining companies prepares to go public, state regulators are examining whether one of the company’s mines near Carlinville has a proper pollution perm
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
How will retirements affect Springfield?
Gov. Pat Quinn’s pension proposal has led to an increase in state employees applying for retirement, which could negatively affect Springfield businesses. According to the State Employees Retire
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
Lawmakers vote to keep supermax prison open
Panel’s 3-7 vote against Tamms closure isn’t final word
A panel of state lawmakers voted last week to keep the state’s “supermax” prison open, but the costly facility’s ultimate fate rests with the governor.
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
Coal curriculum
What is the state teaching children about coal?
Illinois is a coal state – the eighth-largest producer of coal in the nation at 33.2 million tons in 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Illinois Geological Survey estimates Il
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
Should Illinois release old and costly inmates?
In 2010, Illinois prisons held 223 C-Number inmates who had been there for more than 30 years. These inmates were a part of a sentencing scheme from a different era.C-Number inmates are prisoners who
News | Thursday, May 10,2012
Police probed in Jerome
Son of mayor under investigation
Steve Stirmell, a Jerome police officer who is the son of Jerome Mayor HarryStirmell, is under investigation by the Sangamon County state’s attorney and thestate attorney general, according to n
News | Thursday, May 3,2012
Changes on the horizon for WUIS
Public radio affiliate switches weekday focus from music to news
Change doesn’t have to be painful. At least that’s what WUIS general manager Bill Wheelhouse is hoping will be the case this summer, when the venerable radio station plans to shift from it
News | Thursday, May 3,2012
No mandate? No problem.
Group pushes for health insurance exchange even if federal reform is struck down
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the fate of controversial federal health insurance reforms, advocates in Illinois are urging the state to implement the federal law even if it’s struck down.A
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