Rebates aim to ease recession impact amid energy costs
In Scheller residents react to a temporary rebate plan amid what experts call an economic recession driven by rising energy costs housing declines and Wall Street woes. Debby Kash and Sarah Kash weigh short term relief against uncertain lasting effects. Local resident voices Uplift remarks on immediate help but limited long term impact.
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Wall Street
Scheller
Debbie Kash
Miller
Sarah Kash
Treasury
Henry Paulson
Congress
Bush
David Wyss
Standard & Poor’s
New York
White House
Democrats
House
Nancy Pelosi
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Paulson
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Dean Patterson
Lawmakers debate funding for construction plan
State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld opposes expanded gambling but backs new casinos to pay for a capital program. He argues voters should face the cash decision. Bradley plans to vote for the capital program despite past anti gambling moves, stressing the projects' importance.
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Dave Luechtefeld
Rokanville
Luechtefeld
Bradley
Southern Illinois lawmakers vote on Chicago transit bailout
Southern Illinois delegation split on the 500 million plus state bailout for Chicago area mass transit. House: Granberg yes Reitz yes Best no Bradley no Phelps no. Senate: Forby no Jones no Luechtefeld not voting.
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General Assembly
Kurt Granberg
Carlyle
Dan Reitz
Steeleville
Mike Best
Murphysboro
John Bradley
Marion
Brandon Phelps
D Harrisburg
Gary Forby
D-Benton
John Jones
R-Mount Vernon
David Luechtefeld
Rokanville
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