Bills trimming jail funding pass. debates move faster
Efforts to finance local jail renovations and construction advance in the Illinois legislature with two measures eyed for cost trimming. Sen. Vince Demuzio says his $20 million plan would use state funds at 40 percent, while Rep. Dunn’s $50 million bill could be 90 percent state financed. both need bonding authority. Also noted: farmland ownership limits blocked, corporate tax reform shelved, and jar games license proposal debated for school funding.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Associated Press
Springfield
Vince Demuzio
Carlinville
Demuzio
Senate
John Dunn
Decatur
Dunn
General Assembly
Senate Rules Committee
House
Senate Committee
Illinois House keeps ERA alive with new ratification bids
Three new identical ERA ratification resolutions were introduced in the Illinois House and referred to committee. Leaders said one could reach a vote soon as lawmakers wrestle over a past 101 to 64 defeat of the three fifths requirement.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Roscoe D. Cunningham
Lawrenceville
ERA
Justice Department
Congress
Kentucky
James C. Taylor
Chicago
Taylor
Legislative Black Caucus
OTB Referendum Faces Senate Executive Committee Hurdle
Senator James Donnewald sent the off track betting bill to the Senate Executive Committee chaired by Don Wooten, signaling a tougher path to approval. Wooten opposes OTB and warns of easy access to vice if approved, amid cross party opposition and fears of organized crime infiltration.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
James Donnewald
Senate Executive Committee
Don Wooten
Drock Island
OTB
Chicago
Donnewald
Wooten
Senate Revenue Committee
Robert Egan
Chicago Crime Commission
Richard J.) Daley
The
Crime Commission
James Thompson
Senate
House
Don Moore
Midlothian
James Soper
Cicero
Kenneth Hall
East St. Louis
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Benton, IL
Dad
Florsheim Roblee
Pedwin
Weyenberg
America
Kohlsdorf's
Sale Men’s Spring
Reg. Price
Slack Sale
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Jaymar. Hubbard
SALE
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Kehlsdorf’s
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East Main Carbondale
Jcpenney Fine Jewelry Department
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