Blagojevich backs rate relief amid Illinois power dispute
Gov. Blagojevich inks an electric rate relief package eight months after Ameren and ComEd rate hikes, as lawmakers debate who bears costs and a new state agency to oversee power purchases aims to slow future increases. Critics question oversight effectiveness while supporters call the deal best possible.
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Governor defends health care budget cuts in Illinois
Governor Blagojevich defended nearly 500 million dollars in health care funding shifts while cutting about 115 million for nursing homes and child advocacy centers. He argued the plan redirects money from pork projects to health care, citing benefits for largely uninsured Southern Illinois residents and coal miners facing job losses. The governor faulted House Democrats for prioritizing festival funding over health care and urged the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules to back the right priorities.
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