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Duckworth, Durbin seek relief for working families
Illinois U.S. senators co-sponsor bill to expand federal child tax credit
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Study praises Pritzker's 'fair tax'
UIUC, ILEPI find state could cut property taxes 10 percent
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Ted CoxIllinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, Ideas Illinois, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Pritzker Fair Tax, Working Families, Illinois Working Families
Pot group calls for rapid expansion of marijuana industry
Illinois NORML warns state is on verge of ‘one of greatest failures in the history of regulated cannabis’
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Ted CoxMarijuana Industry, Medical Marijuana, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Marijuana, NORML, Illinois NORML, Kelly Cassidy, Heather Steans, J.B. Pritzker, Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
Durbin, Schneider call for action against white supremacists
New Zealand mosque shootings prompt bicameral congressional bills
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Rural, downstate counties to benefit most from Pritzker 'fair tax'
More than half of Illinois counties will see just 1 percent of residents pay more
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Counties, TaxSlayer Center, Capitol Fax, Ideas Illinois, Illinois Policy Institute, Illinois News Network, Toi Hutchinson, Andy Manar, Mike Zalewski, Don Harmon
Sen. Sims joins call to preserve reproductive rights
Planned Parenthood sees shift from abortion restrictions to outright bans with new ‘heartbeat bills’
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'Sweat' equity
Pulitzer-winning play at Chicago’s Goodman Theater resonates in small towns abandoned by industry
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Ted CoxGoodman Theater, Lynn Nottage, Aaron Mays, Ron OJ Parson, Tyla Abercrumbie, Mike Cherry, Chaon Cross, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Keith Kupferer, Andre Teamer, Edgar Sanchez, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Unions
Progressive tax, millionaire tax backed by firm majority across state
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll also finds strong support to legalize pot, sports betting
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Ted CoxPaul Simon Public Policy Institute, Charlie Leonard, John Jackson, John Shaw, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Retirement Income, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Sports Gambling, Illinois Marijuana Legalization
Road to nowhere
Illinois drivers question quality of state roadways, but show no interest in paying for improvements
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Denny Jacobs, Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, AAA, Barack Obama, American Society of Engineers, I-80 Des Plaines River Bridge, Beth Mosher, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Gas Tax, Illinois Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Metropolitan Planning Council
Health varies widely by county
Monroe County near St. Louis is healthiest, while Alexander County to south and Vermillion County to east among worst
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Sports gambling heads to committee
Proposals include offering sports bets at game sites, online, through lottery outlets, and at racetracks and OTBs
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Illinois optimism on the rise
Illinoisans across all areas and demographics find quality of life to be ‘good’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Dick Durbin, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Political Divide, Pritzker Approval Rating, Trump Approval Rating, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Independent Maps, Term Limits, Illinois Quality of Life, John Jackson, Charlie Leonard
Illinois faces impending nurse shortage
ILEPI-UIUC study calls for unionization, patient limits
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Medical-marijuana firms strike back
Entrenched pot cultivators insist they can meet demand for legal weed
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Give a fair shake to 'fair tax': New video!
Disinformation is rampant as Gov. Pritzker begins push for progressive income tax
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, Greg Baise, Ideas Illinois, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Capitol Fax, Rich Miller
Higher minimum wage hikes pay for workers
The forecast for Illinois workers is strong, as study finds states that hiked their minimum wage saw higher pay overall
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Pritzker grants union home workers overdue raise, back pay, rips Rauner
New guv charges predecessor with ignoring raises approved by legislators for the Home Services Program and CCAP
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Duckworth, Garcia, Schakowsky call for accurate census count
Trump’s citizenship question threatens to trim Illinois congressional representatives
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Treasurer Frerichs pushes to free banks to handle legal cannabis cash
Says $136M is being ‘shuffled from place to place in duffle bags’
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Ted CoxMichael Frerichs, Kelly Cassidy, Toi Hutchinson, Bob Berlin, Donald Trump, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois State's Attorneys Association, CannaTrac, CannaCard
Cashless cannabis society?
CannaCard aims to take cash out of pot biz by mimicking Starbucks
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