Check out a bunch of blog posts from the Post-Dispatch’s political blog, Political Fix.
04.30.2009 2:00 pm
Ill. classrooms could see more laptops
By: Kari Andren
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An Illinois House panel endorsed a proposal today that would aim to eventually put a laptop on the desk of every third- through eighth-grader in the state.
The proposal by state [...]
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Illinois rally supports tax hikes
By Kari Andren
POST-DISPATCH SPRINGFIELD BUREAU Apr. 23 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A week after anti-tax “tea parties” attracted
participants at the Illinois Capitol and around the nation, pro-tax-hike
advocates rallied Wednesday to support raising the state income tax to balance
the state budget.
Advocates sounded support for Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to raise the [...]
Filed under: News | Tagged: budget deficit, Campaign for Illinois' Future, healthcare workers, homecare workers, Pat Quinn, tax increase, taxes, tea party | Leave a Comment »
Illinois lawmakers target credit offers
By Kari Andren
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Apr. 21 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers are looking to crack down on
unsolicited credit card applications they say can lure students into debt and
make others vulnerable to identity theft.
One proposal before the state Legislature would ban credit card companies from
offering free gifts [...]
Filed under: News | Tagged: credit cards, credit counseling, debt, identity theft, students, university, unsolicited credit applications | Leave a Comment »
Rod Blagojevich faces 16 felony counts in indictment
By Kevin McDermott
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Apr. 03 2009
(Kari Andren of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Before he even took office as Illinois governor, Rod
Blagojevich and a group of associates hatched a plot to earn illegal profits
through official powers and divide the money among themselves after [...]
Filed under: Analysis, News | Tagged: arrest, corruption, extortion, felony, indictment, Obama's senate seat, racketeering, Rod Blagojevich, Tony Rezko, wire fraud, WLS radio | Leave a Comment »
Illinois Senate rejecting a mandatory motorcycle helmet law
By Kari Andren
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Apr. 01 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate rejected a plan Wednesday that would
have required all motorcycle riders and passengers to wear a helmet.
Illinois remains one of only three states –including Iowa and New Hampshire –
with no motorcycle helmet law on the books.
The [...]
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