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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February 01, 2012
Tags: education, Gov., higher, jobs, Medicaid, of, pat, pensions, quinn, State, taxes, the
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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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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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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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 System, or SURS, to address its underfunded pension program.
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January 20, 2012
Tags: Bellock, Cross, Hutchinson, income, Medicaid, pensions, quinn, revenue, tax, taxes