State plans early payoff of Fed loans
— May 21, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday, May 20 that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Reserve…
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Lawmakers want role in spending federal stimulus money
— March 11, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers from both parties told officials from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Thursday, March 11 that the General Assembly should have some say in how the…
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State school board requests $400 million funding increase
— March 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Board of Education officials on Monday, March 8 made their case for an added $362.1 million to the state’s evidence-based funding formula and $50 million…
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GOP lawmakers concerned about tax deductions bill
— January 22, 2021SPRINGFIELD — A bill endorsed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that would eliminate expanded federal tax deductions for businesses created under the CARES Act, failed to pass in the lame duck…
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Congressional inaction could hamper state’s ongoing COVID-19 response
— December 10, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The head of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget office said this week that the state of Illinois is on track to spend all of the money it received through the federal CARES…
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Housing authority outlines COVID-19 assistance plans
— March 10, 2021SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Housing Development Authority presented their plans for how to use incoming federal COVID-19 assistance during an Illinois House of Representatives Housing…
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First-time jobless claims drop sharply
— February 4, 2021SPRINGFIELD – First-time unemployment claims in Illinois dropped sharply in the last week of January as most regions in the state slowly began reopening following the latest wave…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Broadband for farms, rural communities
— January 8, 2021At year’s end, outgoing USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue took a media victory lap to highlight the many accomplishments achieved by his agriculture department. His stops included an interview…
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