Carbondale Agency Fights Lodging Tax Cut Proposal
Carbondale faces budget battle as Mayor Fritzler seeks a 120000 lodging tax reduction for the Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau. The council will discuss the proposal at 7 p.m. at the civic center, with CCTB seeking 317500 in lodging tax funding and predicting negative consequences from the cut. The bureau projects 417562 in total revenue for FY 2013 starting May 1.
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Transistor Titans win Inspire Award at Cape Girardeau event
Marion High School robotics team Transistor Titans earned the Inspire Award at a Cape Girardeau tournament, their second meet, earning a spot in the Feb 25 state event in Rolla, with a path to the World Championship in April in St. Louis.
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Marion High School
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Wallace
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Board Allows County Employees to Donate Leave Time
Benton Franklin County officials approve a transfer policy letting staff donate accrued sick or vacation days to a colleague in need. The measure followed a request to aid Suzanne Willmore after her son, Army PFC Chaz Ligon, sustained serious injuries in Afghanistan.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Board
Suzanne Willmore
U.S. Army
Chaz Ligon
Afghanistan
Body found at West Frankfort fire scene
West Frankfort authorities investigate the death of a woman whose body was found on a northwest side residence porch after firefighters responded to a Monday fire. The autopsy is set for 1 p.m. at Franklin Hospital in Benton as police, fire, state investigators, and the coroner’s office pursue the case.
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Wes Taylor
Taylor
Franklin County
Marty Leffler
Jeff Tharp
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Leffler
Budget Director Says Medicaid and Pensions Tighten Illinois Budget
Illinois Budget Director David Vaught told about 20 at John A Logan College that state savings from workers compensation reform and exports growth help, but unfunded pension liability now equals about 13 percent of GNP and rising Medicaid costs widen gaps between spending and revenue, risking the state economy.
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Pat Quinn
Illinois
David Vaught
John A. Logan College
Vaught
Paul Newton
Southern Illinois
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