Illinois House debates state scholarships as political perk
The Illinois House debated banning legislative scholarships, a 6 million dollar yearly drain on public universities. Rep Naomi Jakobsson called scholarships unfunded mandates while noting they often go to cronies’ children. the ban failed 55 to 60. Rep Mike Best opposed elimination.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Naomi D. Jakobsson
D-Urbana
Illinois
University of Illinois
Jakobsson
Rod Blagojevich
Mike Best
Murphysboro
Prison captains protest budget cuts at Illinois Capitol
About 75 correctional captains from across Illinois, including Kevin Rousey of Marion, protested pink slips tied to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget. The governor seeks to eliminate the captain ranks to trim a $5 billion deficit, while a Senate plan would restore funding for 240 captains.
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Springfield
Kevin Rousey
Illinois
Rousey
Marion
Rod Blagojevich
Department of Corrections
Blagojevich
Corrections Department
Senate
Tom Schafer
Frank Watson
Greenville
Nominations approved for IDOC and Agriculture chiefs
The Senate Executive Appointments Committee advanced Gov Blagojevich nominees Macon County Sheriff Roger Walker Jr as IDOC director and former state Rep Charles Hartke as Agriculture director. Walker proposed staffing changes to boost safety and efficiency. Hartke pledged minority hiring and progress on openings amid budget limits while noting responses to mad cow disease concerns.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate Executive Appointments Committee
Macon County
Roger Walker Jr
Illinois Department of Corrections
Charles A
Chuck” Hartke
Teutopolis
Ilinois
Walker
Senate
IDOC
Hartke
Department of Agriculture
Canada
North America
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Rickey Hendon
Chicago
Executive Appointments Committee
Agriculture Department
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Illinois takes step to ease Medicaid backlog with 750 million in reimbursements
Comptroller Dan Hynes announced 200000 Medicaid refund checks totaling 750 million will be mailed in a week to nursing homes and pharmacies after the state secured a 1.5 billion loan to reduce a two billion dollar vendor backlog. The Carbondale facility will receive 155587.11, J and S Pharmacy 125049.26, and Dahncke Pharmacy 17208.89, with future funds expected to generate federal matching dollars and relieve strained providers.
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Illinois
Dan Hynes
Hynes
Carbondale
William Irvine
Irvine
J and S Professiona Pharmacy
Frankfort
Vienna
Dahncke
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