Federal education cuts would hurt Illinois higher ed
Illinois Board of Higher Education staff warn proposed federal cuts to higher education aid could reduce student aid, raise loan costs, and cut research and public service. They cite 580 million dollars in Illinois federal funds in 1980 and potential losses across universities, medical schools, vocational programs, and adult education, with effects on loans, grants, and hospital care financing.
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Don Levener
Springfield
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Reagan
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois Medical Schools
National Science Foundation
U of I
Illinois Senate panel backs do pay board to curb raises
An Illinois Senate committee approved a bill creating a 12 member Compensation Review Board to set salaries for governor judges lawmakers and top state executives by next Sept 1 The General Assembly would have 30 days to reject or modify the schedules If unchanged their recommendations become law The measure aims to shield lawmakers from direct scrutiny while addressing public anger over the 1978 pay raises and a later effort to cut legislative pay.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Senate Executive Committee
General Assembly
Arthur Berman
Chicago
Senate
Berman
Illinois House
Roger A. Sommer
R-Morton
Mark Q. Rhoads
Western Springs
Rhoads
Senate panel backs study commission on Agent Orange effects
A 13 member state commission to study Agent Orange and other defoliants impact on Vietnam veterans advances after a 10-4 Senate Executive Committee vote. Senator Karl Benning chairs the bill, opposed by Senator James Pate Phillip who calls it a federal problem.
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Springfield
Senate
Karl Benning
Deerfield
James ‘‘Pate
Senate Public Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee
Plain English urged in state rule writing reform
Lawmakers push to require agencies to write rules in plain English to remove ambiguity. Critics say current language, acronyms, and legal jargon allow broad interpretation and hinder public understanding. A Senate panel previously rejected studying rewriting Illinois laws in simple terms.
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Springfield
Public Aid Department
Richard F. Keily Jr
Hazel Crest
Kelly
Joint
Prescott E. Bloom
Peoria
Bloom
Senate
State Law Revision Committee
Illinois
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