Pension overhaul fight looms as lawmakers return
Lawmakers resume the fall veto session with a ticking clock on pension reform. House Republicans claim half the votes exist for the plan, while Democrats hesitate. A delay could push debate past next year’s Nov. 10 deadline as public sector workers rally at the Capitol.
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CCC tour recalls hardest of times
Kay Rippelmeyer-Tippy led a nearly full bus on a Southern Illinois Civilian Conservation Corps sites tour. She called it time travel, noting the era transformed the region. The one day event on Oct.23 was sponsored by Carbondale Community Arts, the Illinois Humanities Council, and Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau as part of The Way We Worked exhibition at the SIUC Museum.
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Changes at Lotus plant shift to hand assembly
Visitors tour the Lotus factory at the old RAF base in Norfolk where about 2,000 vehicles are built each year entirely by hand. The assembly moves through nine or ten stations as new pieces are added, marking a departure from automation.
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