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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 2012
Page
1
SPRINGFIELD An effort led by State Sen. Gary Forby to grant lawmakers power to block Gov. Pat Quinn from closing large state facilities failed by one vote in the Senate. The plan targeted closures including Tamms Correctional Center and would affect more than 2,000 jobs. SEE FORBY / PAGE 5A
More than 850 participants enjoyed a warm spring day at Bleyer Pond with 340 staff and 150 volunteers from 48 Southern Illinois agencies coordinating events. John Paul Averitt and Nancy Smith each caught multiple fish as Nathan Hinkle of Murphysboro High School Key Club helped for the third year.
The financially strained USPS says it will keep thousands of rural post offices open with reduced hours after delaying plans to close up to 3700 low revenue offices after May 15. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe outlined the shift as a mitigation to widespread cuts.
SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng defended a 4.8 percent tuition and fee increase, down from an initial 7 percent proposal. The plan adds about $318 per year, a measure she says is necessary despite the higher costs for students.
A Nebraska firm shifts from a $3.5 billion coal gasification plant in Christian County to an electric plant powered by natural gas. A May 31 legislative adjournment looms as the General Assembly may vote within three weeks on the revamped project, sparking disappointment from SIU researchers.
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