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Durbin renews attack on domestic terrorism
Senator ties issue to Holocaust Remembrance Day as feds issue warning bulletin
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Robert Keith Packer, Camp Auschwitz, U.S. Capitol Assault, Donald Trump, George Brent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Domestic Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, Domestic Terrorism, Brad Schneider, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment
Hedge clippings
Billionaire Ken Griffin bails out fellow hedge fund in ‘meme stock’ raid after leading fight against graduated income tax
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Ted CoxKen Griffin, Meme Stocks, GameStop, Melvin Capital, Reddit, r/Wallstreetbets, Robinhood, Hertz, Kodak, AMC, Nokia, Blackberry, Bed Bath & Beyond, Blockbuster Video, Citadel Investments, Steve Cohen, Point72, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, John Tillman, Warlander Asset Management, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin
Biden to reopen Obamacare enrollment
Affordable Care Act bolstered in pandemic; Durbin seeks to expand health workers
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Obamacare Enrollment, Dick Durbin, Marco Rubio, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Kaiser Family Foundation, Joel Ario, National Health Services Corps, Nurse Corps, National Disaster Medical System
Bernie renews call for $15 minimum wage
Rep. Garcia leads co-sponors in Illinois delegation; Sen. Sanders sees possible parliamentary passage
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, U.S. Minimum Wage, Raise the Wage Act, COVID-19 Relief, Mitch McConnell, Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Minimum Wage
Dems select Welch as new House speaker
‘It is time for new leadership in the House,’ says Madigan, ending 36-year run
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Emanuel Chris Welch, Illinois House Speaker, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, ComEd Bribery, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Durbin, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Kelly Cassidy, Stephanie Kifowit, Lance Yednock, Katie Stuart
Duckworth, Durbin ask Biden to back biofuels
Other Midwest senators join call to roll back Trump actions on ethanol, climate change
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Ted CoxEthanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol, Tammy Duckworth, Tammy Baldwin, Dick Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Renewable Fuel Standard, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Corn Growers, Illinois Soybean Growers, Trump Trade War, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Cheri Bustos
Trump prods Ga. official to defy voters
Sen. Durbin demands criminal probe; Carl Bernstein calls it ‘worse than Watergate’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, 2020 Election, Dick Durbin, Carl Bernstein, Brad Raffensperger, Ted Cruz, Adam Kinzinger, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bob Woodward
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
Trump fiddles as idled workers fume
Delay to COVID relief bill threatens unemployed workers with lost week in benefits as new claims continue to rise
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Barbara Flynn Currie backs expanded EITC
Longtime General Assembly reformer writes op-ed targeting ‘effective tool in the battle against poverty’
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Ted CoxReverse Income Tax, Earned Income Tax Credit, Earned Income Credit, Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit, Barbara Flynn Currie, Richard Nixon, Milton Friedman, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, MAP Grants, Family Caregivers, Dick Durbin, Ram Villivalam, Economic Security for Illinois
New jobless claims rise again
As retail sales fall, how long will Congress continue to hold out on COVID relief?
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, COVID Unemployment, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Unemployment, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Lightfoot: COVID compromise 'unacceptable'
Chicago mayor blasts ‘heartless’ McConnell in pursuit of relief for cities, states
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Lori Lightfoot, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi, J.B. Pritzker, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Paycheck Protection Program
Governor gets out the knife
Pritzker plots $700M in executive cuts, blames GOP for lost tax revenue, seeks federal COVID relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Bruce Rauner, AFSCME Council 31, Roberta Lynch, Dick Durbin
It's no time to go low
Sen. Durbin holds out hope for aid to state and local gov’ts, but compromise relief bill is just a stopgap
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Federal Reserve, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rand Paul
Sens. Durbin, Villivalam back unpaid caregivers
Earned Income Tax Credit expansion sought to recognize ‘the reality of family’
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Ram Villivalam, Earned Income Tax Credit, Earned Income Credit, Unpaid Caregivers, Working Families, Krystal Peters, Dianne Munevar, NORC, University of Chicago, Illinois Public Interest Research Group, Abe Scarr, Sherrod Brown
Communication breakdown
Rep. Guzzardi says Fair Tax proponents didn’t articulate need for revenue and how it would ‘help people’s lives’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Fair Tax Amendment, Political Divide, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rich Miller, Dick Durbin, Capitol Fax, Illinois Political Divide, Kenneth Griffin, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery
Open road for Route 66 Commission
Centennial celebration set for 2026 as bill clears Congress, sent to Trump for signature
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Ted CoxRoute 66, Route 66 Centennial Commission, Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Rodney Davis, Grace Napolitano, Jim Inhofe, Bobby Troup, Nat "King" Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Bob Waldmire, Cozy Dog, Fillmore, Pixar "Cars"
Is Restaurants Act on menu for COVID relief?
‘It’s a bloodbath, and it’s getting worse’ as restaurants, bars across country face a dreadful winter in pandemic
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Ted CoxRestaurants Act, Rick Bayless, Casey Cora, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Heroes Act, Paycheck Protection Program, Earl Blumenauer, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Mike Quigley, National Restaurant Association, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Chicago Independent Venues League, CIVL, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, Eugene Scalia
Coronavirus first, then economic survival
Let public health officials dictate COVID restrictions, but Congress must address economic fallout now
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell, Andrew Yang, J.B. Pritzker, Rick Bayless, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Restaurants Act, Casey Cora, Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, Xoco, Mike Quigley, Economic Policy Institute
Pritzker seeks COVID relief for restaurants, bars
Durbin cheers progress on Senate floor, but rails against corporate-immunity provision
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Dick Durbin, Restaurants Act, Rick Bayless, Independent Restaurant Coalition, Mitch McConnell, Tammy Duckworth
