Groups oppose plan for new locks and dams
Conservation and taxpayer groups challenge the Army Corps of Engineers plan to spend 2.3 billion dollars to replace upper Mississippi and Illinois river locks, arguing 900 million already has been used for renovations and warning of potential waste. They note current funding includes 88 million to renovate a Hannibal, Missouri lock, with 225 million more planned for a new double size portal.
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Illinois
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Illinois Stewardship Alliance
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Taxpayers For Common Sense
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Illinois House weighs education reform proposals and board autonomy
The Illinois House Education Committee heard a compromise education reform plan from business groups aiming to preserve ISBE while allowing Governor Blagojevich to appoint new board members. The plan also renames the certification board to the Professional Educator Standards Board, with 19 members and a shift toward more state-appointed members. A related debate covered funding questions and the fate of a governor controlled Department of Education.
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Davis
Jay Hoffman
Collinsville
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Charlie McBarron
Illinois Education Association
IEA
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