Quinn pushes Medicaid cuts plan amid budget pressure
Quinn presses lawmakers to hit a 2.7 billion target to shape the state budget. If unmet, cuts will shift across the budget. Hospitals warn major service cutbacks and higher private insurer rates may follow. Some projects pause as Springfield dust settles. Opponents seek savings by removing ineligible Medicaid recipients.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Springfield
Illinois Hospital Association
IHA
Danny Chan
Lawmakers Seek 258 Million Cut From Education Budget
State Rep. Mike Best urges meeting Medicaid reduction goals to protect education funding as lawmakers face a 33.7 billion revenue outlook for fiscal year 2013. Bradley notes limited resources will force broad cuts across government if Medicaid concessions fall short.
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Mike Best
Murphysboro
John Bradley
Marion
Bradley
Vet Returns to Build Homes with Habitat for Humanity
Rohrer, a Vietnam veteran, now helps Habitat for Humanity while recalling near misses in combat along the Hai Van Pass. He served with the South Vietnamese Navy during a coastal transport operation and endured frequent gunfire and roadside bombs before transitioning to civilian life.
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Hai van Pass
Hue
Danang
Big Sur
California
Rohrer
Illinois
Siu
Illinois seeks stricter Medicaid reform and stricter enforcement
State officials argue reforms must include tougher eligibility standards and stronger enforcement to curb fraud. Illinois has electronic residency verification under way and plans income verification later, with claims that current administration laxity enabled improper benefiting. Data show 2.7 million on Medicaid, and counties report tens of thousands enrolled in state programs. TANF and SNAP safeguards are cited by critics as preventing ineligible access.
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Illinois
Claffey
Department of Revenue
Jackson County
Franklin County
Saline County
Dan Lesser
Chicago
Sargent Shriver National Center On Poverty Law
Lesser
Illinois Department of Human Services Research
Pew Hispanic Center
Pew _ Hispanic Center
Boil Order Issued for Lake Egypt Water District Areas
The Lake Egypt Water District has issued a boil order affecting Egyptian Hills Road to Hunts Resort, Robinwood Subdivision, Parish Ridge, Tunnel Hill Road, Dutchman Lake Road, Bowman Bottoms, Brown Road off Dutchman Lake, Buncombe and West Vienna. Residents should boil water for drinking and cooking until further notice.
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Hunts Resort
Robinwood Subdivision
Parish Ridge
Tunnel Hill Road
Dutchman Lake Road
Bowman Bottoms Road
Brown Road
Buncombe
West Vienna
Illinois and Missouri Lottery Results Snapshot
Illinois Midday Pick Three 1 8 7 Evening 5 2 9 Pick Four 2 3 2 3 0 6 1 8 Lucky Day Lotto 4 7 32 33 34 Lotto 1 2 9 16 46 50 Jackpot 6.25M Mega Millions 25M Kentucky Pick 3 9 4 9 Pick 4 3 6 5 2 Pick 3 Evening 1 9 5 Pick 4 Evening 2 8 4 1 Missouri Pick 3 7 1 7 Pick 4 7 3 2 4 Pick 3 Evening 6 1 6 Pick 4 Evening 9 5 6 3 Show MeCash 3 8 12 13 25 Powerball Jackpot 90M
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Ilinois
May 15 in history highlights across years
On May 15 key events include Wallace’s 1972 shooting in Laurel Maryland, Lincoln signing the Agriculture Act in 1862, the 1911 Standard Oil verdict, the 1942 creation of the WACs, the 1970 Jackson State shootings, and a 2001-2002 note about pre Sept. 11 intelligence discussions, as summarized by The Associated Press.
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Arthur H. Bremer
Laurel
Wallace
Bremer
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Concord
Cape Cod
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Supreme Court
Standard ‘Oil Co
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Wacs
Phillip Lafayette Gibbs
James Earl Green
Jackson State College
Mississippi
White House
George W. Bush
U.S
Osama bin Laden
Accuracy hotline for Southern readers listed with three numbers
The notice provides three phone numbers for reporting inaccuracies in The Southern. It instructs readers to call 618-351-5033, 618-351-5807, or 618-351-5078 to report errors.
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Dation
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the Pavilion
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Marion, IL
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S. Illinois Ave
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Kentucky
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Bob.williams
Gary Metro
Gary
Metro
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Williamson County
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Illinois Ave
Southern Illinoisan
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Davenport
Lowe
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