Congressmen split on Obama's budget ideas
Southern Illinois lawmakers are divided along party lines over Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion fiscal 2013 budget. Rep. Jerry Costello, a Democrat, backs several proposals including job growth and transportation funding while Rep. John Shimkus, a Republican, says the plan ignores Bowles-Simpson recommendations and falls short on debt reduction.
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Southern Illinois
Barack Obama
U.S
Jerry Costello
Belleville
Obama
John Shimkus
Collinsville
Shimkus
National Commission On Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
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Costello
Corps and Penitentiary Team for Rend Lake Upkeep
The U S Army Corps of Engineers and the Marion Federal Penitentiary will sign next week a pact allowing minimum security inmates to work on Rend Lake maintenance backlog. Five to ten inmates will travel five days weekly to perform painting landscaping and upgrades under Park Ranger Tim Bischoff. The program aims to address a 10 to 15 year backlog while not replacing local contractors or federal staff.
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Rend Lake
U.S
Marion
Tim Bischoff
Bischoff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Inmates to Work Public Service Projects at Rend Lake
Five to ten inmates from the Marion U S Penitentiary minimum security camp will work five days a week at Rend Lake on painting and landscaping to help clear a backlog. Officials say the program won t take work from local contractors and a formal agreement with federal agencies will be signed next week. The Marion facility already runs a similar program at Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge.
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U.S. Penitentiary
Marion
Rend Lake
U.S. Bureau of Prison
Bischoff
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Jeffrey L. Baney
Illinois Senate weighs $5 per entrant strip club tax
SPRINGFIELD Illinois lawmakers consider Senate Bill 3348 a $5 state fee on each patron entering adult entertainment venues. Proceeds would fund rape crisis centers and sexual assault services. Senator Tor Hutchinson says she expects industry pushback but aims to link sales of sex and alcohol to aid for abused women. Alfred Ronan, lobbyist for the Illinois Club Owners Association, opposes the measure.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Senate
Tor Hutchinson
Senate
Olympia Fields Democrat
Hutchinson
Alfred Ronan
Ilinois Club Owners Association
Williamson County to open new jail with public celebration
Williamson County officials host a weekend public celebration for the 70,000 square foot state of the art sheriff's department office and county jail. Activities run 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday with a BBQ in Jail fundraiser for Williamson County Crime Stoppers.
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Marion
Williamson County
Jail food service choice still under discussion
Williamson County will open a new jail in a few weeks and the choice of food service remains unsettled. Sheriff Bennie Vick and AFSCME official Kevan Plumlee traded accusations at the county board meeting as the union advocates for in-house county employee food service.
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Steve Jahnke
Williamson County
Bennie Vick
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Marion
Kevan Plumlee
American Federation of State
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