May 16, 2012
Tags: Act, Affordable, and, care, Department, exchange, Gov., health, Human, Illinois, insurance, of, pat, Patient, protection, quinn, Services, U.S.
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave Illinois $32.7 million to set up a health insurance exchange — even as legislative efforts to do so were abandoned amid uncertainty about the national health-care law’s future.
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May 15, 2012
Tags: Action, Addiction, alcohol, and, Anita, Bedell, Church, Cullerton, gaming, iGaming, Illinois, Internet, John, on, problems
By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton, asserting “time is of the essence,” wants lawmakers to approve his plan to regulate Internet gambling in Illinois before the legislative session ends May 31. The framework, the Chicago Democrat said, would position Illinois as a worldwide Internet gaming hub.
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May 14, 2012
Tags: coal-to-gas, Illinois, plant, power, Taylorville, Tenaska
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The controversial Tenaska coal-to-gas power plant in central Illinois is in limbo, as environmental groups point to costs as a way to kill it and two similar projects.
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May 10, 2012
Tags: Department, General, Illinois, inspector, Mike, misconduct, of, official, Stout, transportation
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — A former Illinois Department of Transportation official used his position to get free NASCAR tickets, a report says.
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May 09, 2012
Tags: 1313, benefits, Bill, Cross, employees, healthcare, IL House, IL Senate, Illinois, judges, Madigan, Michael, pension, reforms, retiree, retirement, State, Tom, University
By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House voted Wednesday to eliminate a premium-free insurance perk for retired state workers, including university employees, judges and lawmakers.
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May 09, 2012
Tags: breaks, chamber, Christine, Commerce, Corporate, Cullerton, Dale, Illinois, John, of, Radogno, Righter, tax
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' Senate leader wants to require publicly traded corporations operating in the state to disclose certain financial information, an idea Republicans and business groups criticized.
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