Salary clash over SIU chancellor Shaw
Rep. Dwight P. Friedrich sought to cut Shaw's 68,250 salary to 58,000, arguing housing allowances push total pay above governor. The House rejected the move by voice vote, preserving the SIU Board of Trustees authority over salaries. Friedrich claimed insult at Shaw's pay amid state high earners, while others argued the measure aimed at personal grievance, not policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann McNulty
Southern
Kenneth Shaw
House
Southern Illinois University
Dwight P. Friedrich
Centralia
Shaw
James R. Thompson
Friedrich
SIU Board of Trustees
SIU
Senate
John S. Matijevich
North
Chicago
Bruce Richmond
D-Murpho
Theeneral Assembly
Burbee coal-use bill clears Senate
The Illinois Senate approved a coal-use bill 30 to 24 directing bond funds to coal driven pollution controls and prioritize Illinois coal in boilers and plants. A second bill seeks to prioritise coal development funds under the Coal and Energy Development Bond Act, with the House to act on a Senate amendment. The measures enjoy backing from the United Mine Workers and environmental groups. An ancillary package on public university retirement benefits includes higher survivor annuities and expanded eligibility for survivors joining after death. part-time staff and former employees are limited by terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Levener
Mike Lawrence
Ilinois
Illinois Environmental Facilities Financing Authority
Illinois
Kenneth V. Buzbee
D-Carbondale
House
Senate
Douglas Kane
Springfield
United Mine Workers
Illinois South
General Assembly
Larry Stuffle
Charleston
Stanley B. Weaver
Urbana
Senate votes to expand scholarship handouts in Illinois
The Illinois Senate approved a measure 36 to 20 to expand a state scholarship program. It would allow four more years of tuition aid to the University of Illinois and other state universities, raising costs beyond $1 million. Critics call for merit or need-based criteria amid past abuses and patronage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Lawrence
Southern Illinois
Springfield
Senate
Chamber
James R. Thompson
University of Illinois
Richard Walsh
River Forest
Arthur L. Berman
Chicago
Illinois
William Marovitz
General Assembly
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