By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois hasn’t met its end of the bargain in funding the school districts this year — and it probably won’t next year, state education officials said Tuesday.
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Medicaid spending could drive up other IL health costs
February 21, 2012
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Higher hospital bills could be facing the average Illinois household under Gov.Pat Quinn’s $33.8 billion proposed budget.
IL seeks flexibility with No Child Left Behind waiver
February 17, 2012
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is hoping to join the growing number of states that are being allowed to skirt the requirements of federal education reform known as No Child Left Behind.
IL workers face challenge of keeping up with manufacturing
February 13, 2012
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — David Del Castillo worked on an assembly line at the Knapheide Manufacturing Co. in Quincy for five years, until the economic downturn caused the company to lay off 185 employees in April 2009.
ISN fact checks Quinn’s State of the State
February 01, 2012
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Statehouse News spoke with lawmakers, a university president and people outside of the state Capitol to go between the lines of Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State
address.
Tax increase, impact, dominate Illinois Capitol in 2011
December 27, 2011
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Call it the year of the tax increase.
Illinois‘ tax increase vote in January dominated this year’s session here.
Illinois Statehouse News takes a look back at the year, taking stock of the work from state lawmakers. Our year in review looks at the abolition of the death penalty, workers’ compensation reform, education reform, and of course the tax hike and its impact.
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