Illinois Senate Approves 40 Million Pork Barrel Flood Bills
The Illinois Senate sent about 40 million dollars in flood control and highway pork barrells to the House, mostly in Cook and northeastern counties. Sen. Daley led a 41-0 win for a 4.2 million dredging project in Chicago park lagoons as GOP allies pushed passage to pressure Gov. Walker to address floods. Republican leaders framed the move as aiding flood control while others warned against treating highways as waterways.
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House
Daniel Walker
Walker
Cook
Richard M. Daley
Chicago
Chicago Park
House of the
Pork Barrel
Cook County
Daley
Senate
William C. Harris
Pontiac
GOP
Robert McCarthy
Decatur
McCarthy
Springfield report highway building business
In Springfield a debate centers on highway projects with professionals in the Department of Transportation urged to decide. Senator John Knuppel sponsors 1.6 million for intercity railroad grants aiding Chicago students traveling to downstate colleges. Senator Harris Fowell advances a 100 million bond financed school building program benefiting poorer districts via the capital development board.
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John Knuppel
D Petersburg
Chicago
Harris Fowell
Raperville
House
Capital Development Board
Illinois House Passes Abortion Restrictions After Supreme Court Ruling
The Illinois House approved 101 to 24 a bill banning abortions for non life-saving reasons, sponsored by Rep. Robert J. Walters. It moves to the Senate amid a broader abortion policy package following the Supreme Court ruling.
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Springfield
U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois House
Senate
Robert J. Walters
R-Alton
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Susan Catania
Chicago
Catania
House
Michael Madigan
State owned car failure marks another Johnson setback
Johnson faces removal as Illinois Liquor Control Commission budget faces cuts of about 500 000 from 818 000 and four cars targeted. Walker aides say Johnson resisted directives and blocked economy moves while Johnson claims the amendment would cripple the commission’s investigatory work. The fight revolves around office consolidations and funding shifts to revenue and law enforcement.
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Johnson
Champaign
Commission
Andrew Leahy
Chicago
Senate
House
Mental Health Task Force to meet Walker on cutbacks
Senatorial Mental Health Task Force will convene Thursday with Gov Daniel Walker and Dr Leroy Levitt to discuss state mental health programs and proposed service and employee cuts. The six member group, named by Senate Minority Leader Cecil Partee, will assess policy changes and their impact on patient care and treatment. Senator Esther Saperstein says the department has agreed not to phase out two Chicago programs for severely disturbed children and youth. She commends Dr Levitt but cites bad advice from some old guard.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Democrat Senatorial Mental Health Task Force
Daniel Walker
Mental Health Department
Leroy Levitt
Coalition For Mental Health
Senate
Cecil A. Partee
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Esther Saperstein
Sen. Saperstein
Illinois Commission On Mental Health and Retardation
Dr. Levitt
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