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Medicaid reform in Illinois

Senate Bill 2840 passed the Illinois House last Thursday with a 94 - 22 vote in a bipartisan effort to finally balance a portion of the Illinois...
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State plan on aging last public hearing

The last of the public hearing for the Illinois State Plan on Aging FY 2013-FY 2015 will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the...
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Quinn-enomcs

Governor Quinn's latest idea for bailing out the state and the pension plan is yet another example of his total lack of understanding of...
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Gov. Pat Quinn wants to tax cigarettes another $1 per pack

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn believes that the change in financing Illinois’ health care system should include a $1-per-pack tax hike on...
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Civic Federation predicts Illinois unpaid bills reaching $35 billion by 2017

  • Illinois unpaid bills
  • January 30, 2012
(Chicago) The Illinois research institute of the Civic Federation of Chicago announced in a report released today that the amount of the State of...
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Solutions vs. Politics in State economic woes

This is the third and final installment of our look at state economic problems, especially in Illinois,. Today we offer some solutions, tempered by...
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Congressman Lipinski to host two senior fairs

Congressman Lipinski (D-3) will host two Senior Fairs on Monday, October 17, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the St. Xavier University, Shannon...
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A Backward glance: US Economy steps and misteps

In the second of this series, we look today at some past errors, who the opposition is, and what they recommend.Let’s take a brief historical...
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Illinois Medicaid reform

  • Illinois reform
  • January 25, 2011
Governor Pat Quinn today signed House Bill 5420, legislation establishing comprehensive Medicaid reform in Illinois. The law will enable the...
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Cost-cutting: Illinois Medicaid and Worker's Compensation on the table VIDEO

  • Illinois cost-cutting
  • November 26, 2010
A Doug Finke article at mysuburbanlife.com reports that two special Illinois Senate committees have been appointed by Senate President John J....
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