Illinois merge of comptroller and treasurer blocked in House
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka blames House Speaker Michael Madigan for blocking a planned merger of the comptroller and treasurer offices which would save about 12 million dollars. The Illinois Senate approved the bill over a year ago, but it sits in the House Rules Committee. Brown criticizes Topinka and Rutherford for public complaints while Topinka promotes The Ledger and cautions on prison and budget issues.
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Michael Madigan
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Scott Brown
Illinois
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Dan Rutherford
Ledger
Southern Illinoisan
Quinn Attacks Walker Ahead of Illinois Speech
Gov. Pat Quinn condemned Scott Walker on the eve of his Illinois Chamber of Commerce appearance in Springfield. The memo accused Walker of hindering job growth and progress while unions plan protests outside the downtown hotel venue.
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Springfield
Pat Quinn
Wisconsin
Scott Walker
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Michigan
Coalition of Labor
William McNary
Citizen Action Illinois
Kim Clarke Maisch
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Land of Lincoln
Chamber
Doug Whitley
Whitley
SIU breaks ground on new campus Student Services Building
SIU begins work on a three story Student Services Building central to campus near Anthony and Parkinson halls. Funded entirely by student fees, the project aims to centralize admissions career and housing services as part of the university master plan on the Carbondale campus. River City Construction of Benton is the general contractor and White Borgognoni of Carbondale the architect.
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Southern Siu
Jesse Cler
Board of Trustees
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Rita Cheng
Glenn Poshard
Peter Gitau
SIU
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Anthony and Parkinson
Carbondale
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Panel explores school consolidation and lean budgeting gains
A panel says consolidating districts could save Illinois as much as one billion dollars if statewide, citing a five percent cost cut in an Ohio pilot through data driven spending comparisons. They urge a two year budget cycle and easier district consolidation, noting Union County's defeated plan to merge multiple districts and Frankin County efforts on the November ballot.
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Illinois
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Illinois Association of School Business Officials
Franklin
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Union County
Lick Creek
Anna
April 17 in History Highlights Debut of Daffy Duck and Major Events
On April 17 historic moments include Daffy Duck's 1937 debut in Porky's Duck Hunt directed by Tex Avery. Other events: 1492 Columbus commission signing, 1861 Virginia secession, 1969 Kennedy assassination conviction, 1970 Apollo 13 splashdown, 1972 Boston Marathon first women’s race, and subsequent reminders of wars and political visits.
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Warner Bros
Porky’s
Duck Hunt
Tex Avery
Christopher Columbus
Spain
Ferdinand
Isabella
Columbus
Asia
Virginia
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
James A. Lovell
Fred W. Haise
Jack Swigert
Pacific
Nina Kuscsik
Afghanistan
Maj
Harry Schmidt
Virginia Tech
George W. Bush
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Japan
Lottery results and jackpots across multiple states
Illinois Pick Three and Four midday and evening drawings listed with numbers, Kentucky and Missouri Pick Three and Four results, Mega Millions and Lotto jackpots, Show Me Cash and ll Jackpot standings. No dates or venues provided.
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