Governor seeks 60 million for conservation and recreation
Governor Blagojevich proposes nearly 60 million dollars in fiscal year 2005 for conservation and outdoor recreation programs including Conservation 2000, the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The capital budget allocates 30 million for watershed protection, 7.8 million for habitat restoration and acquisition, 3 million for local park projects, 10 million for bicycle paths and trails, with state grants pending legislative approval and federal matching.
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Southern Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Southern
Illinois
Conservation
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois River
Blagojevich touts upgrades for Shawnee Vienna prisons
The proposal funds high medium security Shawnee and Vienna Correctional Center with upgrades to windows, roofs, cooling towers, and electrical systems. Vienna would replace a 37,750 square foot roof and address blackouts as officials note the closure of Vandalia recedes. Local leaders expect economic impact from Vandalia’s closure while emphasizing Vienna’s role and the governor's pledge to keep it open.
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Shawnee
Rebecca Rausch
Blagojevich
Department of Corrections
Vienna Correctional Center
George H. Ryan
Vienna
Rausch
Don Sanders
Johnson County 2000 Inc
Sanders
Corrections Department
Vandalia
Illinois
Doctors Contemplate Exit Over Malpractice Insurance Crisis
Region faces a looming doctor exodus as Memorial Hospital and others see specialists like Theo Mellion Sameer Lal and Marsha Ryan weighing leaving Illinois. Practitioners Datzman Khan and insurers hike premiums, while hospital leaders urge urgent state reform to avert a mass migration. Local politics and ISMIE rate hikes complicate the outlook.
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Theo Mellion
Sameer Lal
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Matthew Datzman
Saline County
Saeed Khan
Benton Medical Center
Franklin Hospital
Marsha Ryan
Illinois
Ryan
Gar Kenny
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Kenny
Indiana
Memorial Hospital
George Maroney
Maroney
Iinois House
Springfield
Metro East
Victims and Families United
ISMIE
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