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Illinois Issues blog: Lawmakers face a slew of pension proposals

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Lawmakers face a slew of pension proposals. A new proposal for state employee pensions would make the temporary income tax increase permanent to cover pension costs. Skokie Rep. Lou Lang, a member of House Democratic leadership, pitched House Bill 2375. Of course we can. Can we talk things through? Illinois Issues Statehouse bureau.

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Illinois Issues blog: Illinois ranks low in statehouse reporters per capita

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Illinois ranks low in statehouse reporters per capita. A recent study found that Illinois has fewer than one statehouse reporter for every 500,000 residents. The Pew Research Journalism project took a look at statehouse press corps in all 50 states. Illinois Issues Statehouse bureau. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paul Simon Public ...

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Illinois Issues blog: Options for a pension reform Plan B may be limited

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Thursday, July 03, 2014. Options for a pension reform Plan B may be limited. The Illinois Supreme court issued a ruling. Thursday on state employee health care that bodes ill for supporters of the recently passed cuts to public employee retirement benefits. The court ruled that health care benefits for retiree. Illinois Issues Statehouse bureau. A clear conflic...

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Illinois Issues blog: State accepting patient applications for medical marijuana

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Tuesday, September 02, 2014. State accepting patient applications for medical marijuana. The Illinois department of Public Health began accepting applications from patients and caregivers for the medical marijuana pilot program today. Here are the links to IDPH's online application process. And a Frequently Asked Questions pamphlet. View my complete profile.

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Illinois Issues blog: May 2014

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Saturday, May 31, 2014. Efforts to change business tax climate fall short. A last minute push to change a highly scrutinized tax credit used by large corporations failed to move forward in the Senate. But Barrington Hills Republican Rep. David McSweeney said lawmakers should be focusing on other ways to improve the business climate within the state of Illin...

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Illinois Issues blog: January 2015

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Thursday, January 22, 2015. Visit us at our new online home. With the new year comes some new developments for Illinois Issues. As part of our merger with WUIS, we are rolling out some new strategies, which I described in my January Editor's Note column for the magazine:. And you can follow Illinois Issues. Food, health and fuel. And government sustainability a...

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UIS People: March 2005

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Local excellence, global impact. Monday, March 14, 2005. An AST Success Story. In the spring of 2004, Rebecca Alberts went into the Applied Study office and inquired about possible internships for the upcoming summer. Rebecca was a junior majoring in Accountancy and was looking for an accounting internship in the medical field. About two weeks after her visit, she received an email from the AST office notifying her that just such an internship was available in the Springfield area. Asked about this chain...

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The UIS Community: December 2008

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A new kind of conversation addressing issues that UIS students and staff care about. Monday, December 29, 2008. The only big green roof in Springfield? Green is popular now. At UIS, it's reality. When we opened Founders Hall, a residence hall, we installed a green roof. That generated some good discussion in the local community. Jeremy Wilburn took some great pictures. We hope the roof becomes a positive example in the region - "Hey, they've got a green roof on the new residence hall at UIS! In its 2009 ...

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Illinois Issues blog: Legislators approve changes to state's public pension systems

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The official blog of Illinois Issues magazine, published by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield. Tuesday, December 03, 2013. Legislators approve changes to state's public pension systems. After years of debate and several failed attempts, the Illinois General Assembly passed changes today to the state’s pension systems for public employees. After holding simultaneous floor debates, the Illinois House. Other opponents said that the state should completely s...