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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2002
Page
3
Illinois Senate Republicans propose SB 2098 a comprehensive prescription drug plan for seniors. It includes a toll free information hotline a costs study and a advising committee to guide state agencies. Incumbents facing tough reelection attended the briefing led by Katherine Schott.
The Illinois Senate voted 54 to 0 to require notifying employers when workers who deal with children are suspected of abuse and to extend the rule to alleged incidents. The measure advances to the House.
In a televised Chicago gubernatorial debate, U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich and former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas clash over gun policy and fundraising while candidate Roland Burris stays out of the fray. Both men criticize the other and address a $250000 SEIU donation. Burris and Vallas question possible quid pro quo, Blagojevich denies. All endorse gay domestic partner benefits, tighter gun show rules, and stronger child support enforcement.
Springfield motorists may gain protection from debris as the Senate Transportation Committee approves a rule requiring tarping or closing loads for garbage dirt and refuse trucks. Sponsor Sen Doris C. Karpiel says the law would reduce windshield claims while truckers resist mandatory tarp rules. The measure advances to the full Senate.
A Springfield Senate committee urged the federal government to finance doubling lock lengths to 1,200 feet on the upper Mississippi and Illinois river systems. The move targets easing barge traffic for crops and manufactured goods amid 600-foot current locks, with critics warning of costs to taxpayers and wildlife. The measure, backed by Midwest Area Rivers Coalition and ADM and Deere affiliates, passed the House and is sponsored by Sen. N. Duane Noland.
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