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Local health officials decry unfunded state mandatesMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By DANA HEUPEL STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- State government is asking more of local health departments but isn't willing to pay for it, administrators from...
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Mixed martial arts matches nearing legislative OKMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By JEREMY PELZER STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- Mixed martial arts, an increasingly popular sport once derided as "human cockfighting," may soon get legal rec...
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U of I board cutting investments ties to SudanMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By LAURA CAMPER STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted Thursday to sell $2.3 million worth of investments in companies t...
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Ameren warns of even higher summer billsMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- Letters on the way to residential customers of AmerenIP, AmerenCILCO and AmerenCIPS will warn of higher el...
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Bill to crack down on underage drinkers passes legislatureMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By JEREMY PELZER STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- Tougher punishments for underage drinkers unanimously passed the Illinois Senate Friday. Under House Bill 313...
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Wage requirement could kill central Illinois companyMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - By DANA HEUPEL STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- A Carlinville company lost two large state contracts in the past year because Illinois law requires it to pay ...
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Fallen firefighters remembered; bravery citedMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - W/LIST OF HONOREES By LAURA CAMPER STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- Firefighters gathered Thursday in Springfield to mourn the deaths of four Illinois firefigh...
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Republicans want Senate vote on pay-to-play reformsMay 16, 2007 11:00 pm - By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate ought to act quickly on a couple of reform proposals that would help restore public trust ...
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Springfield-based Minorities in Government group in turmoilMay 16, 2007 11:00 pm - By BERNARD SCHOENBURG POLITICAL WRITER SPRINGFIELD -- Locks were changed over the weekend on the Springfield building housing the Illinois Association of Minoritie...
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Federal, state money aimed at independent livingMay 16, 2007 11:00 pm - By DANA HEUPEL STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- Donna Biggs moved out of a nursing home Wednesday and into her own apartment in Springfield. ...