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IL seeks to add 100K people to Medicaid program

February 02, 2012

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By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois could add 100,000 new enrollees to its Medicaid rolls in the near future.

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ISN fact checks Quinn’s State of the State

February 01, 2012

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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.

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Quinn’s speech raises questions for IL lawmakers

February 01, 2012

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By Benjamin Yount and Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — Jerry and Melanie Howlett didn’t watch Gov. Pat Quinn‘s State of the State speech Wednesday afternoon.

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IL lawmakers want more than job talk from Gov. Quinn

January 31, 2012

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By Benjamin Yount and Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers say they want to hear more from Gov. Pat Quinn than just talk about jobs — they want a plan.

Quinn is expected to make employment a cornerstone of his State of the State address at noon Wednesday.

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Increased IL higher ed funding goes to pensions

January 24, 2012

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By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — llinois’ 12 percent increase in higher education spending this year isn’t going to benefit students. Instead, the additional funding for fiscal 2012 is going into the State Universities Retirement Systemor SURS, to address its underfunded pension program.

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IL looking for hat trick of pension, Medicaid, tax reform

January 20, 2012

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