Kentucky Courts Face Higher Building Costs Amid Budgets Strain
Kentucky's court system plans three furlough days this year, shuttering courthouses on Sept 4 and Oct 15 as state budget cuts bite. Spending on debt service for new courthouses has doubled from 61 million in 2007 to 122 million this fiscal year, a factor critics say diverts funds from daily operations.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Courier-Journal
John Minton Jr
Joseph Lambert
Minton
Lambert
Bob Leeper
Paducah
Senate
David Smith
Kentucky Association of State Employees
Storm blows through. power outages and damage hit Marion area
Marion Public Works Commissioner Anthony Rinella says about 21 thousand people lost power as high winds ripped the roof off the Baker and Sons Plumbing building on East Main Street. In Murphysboro a resident reported a car damaged by a wind toppled tree while several Marion neighborhoods experienced hours of outages during a unusually springlike September storm.
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Marion
Rinella
Williamson County Airport security updated after 9 11
Security at Williamson County Regional Airport remains limited to metal detectors with carry on X rays as advanced imaging technology is not yet in place. TSA spokesman James Fotenos noted 450 U S airports use varied security plans and 75 plus and under 12 and younger are exempt from shoe removal in screening. The airport sits on 1300 acres with fencing for safety and is managed by Midwest Aviation of Paducah.
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Williamson County
Marion
O’hare
Midway
Peoria
Bloomington
Champaign
TSA
James Fotenos
Fotenos
Fotenas
Kimmel
Midwest Aviation
Paducah
Campaign heat rises in 12th District race in Southern Illinois
The 12th Congressional District contest between Enyart and Plummer features sharpened exchanges over ads and wealth. Campaign managers defend their lines while noting differences in backgrounds and policy. Analysts say the fight has grown negative but remains issue oriented with planned debates and civil voter outreach. Paula Bradshaw of the Green Party comments on the tone and the broader money in campaigns.
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Plummer
Enyart
Illinois
DCCC
Jason Bresler
Bresler
Annette A. Eckert
Congress
Yepsen
House
Southern Illinois
Paula Bradshaw
Green Party
Bradshaw
Carbondale
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Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education
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University of Illinois College of Medicine
Center For Medical Arts
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