Lakewood school budget crisis sparks talk of school consolidation and land sale
Current and former state monitors jockey for influence as district looks for future cuts and revenue as state loan debt tops ...
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Committees to process flurry of nominees this week
Senate leaders are looking to advance picks for the White House budget and science offices, among others agencies.
Eliminating immigrant spending, boosting education funding top Senate Republican budget priorities
A day ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address Wednesday, Senate Republicans said they want budget negotiations to ...
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Illinois Republicans ask for no new taxes and transparency in funding ahead of Governor's budget address
Illinois Senate Republicans demanded the Pritzker administration create no new taxes ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker's budget ...
Vote studies 2024: Biden support steadies in final year in office
Joe Biden maintained support for his priorities in Congress, including making gains among Republicans in both chambers.
Gov. JB Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes in budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed growing spending by about $2 billion without new income or service ...
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Senate plows through overnight budget ‘vote-a-rama’
The Senate was churning through amendments in a marathon voting session that began Thursday evening and stretched into early Friday on a GOP-drafted budget resolution that would pave the way ...
Fact check: Trump's exaggeration of federal work from home
President Donald Trump made the exaggerated claim that federal office space is “occupied by 4%” of federal workers to bolster ...
IRS To Fire Thousands Of Workers This Week—In The Heart Of Tax Season
The cuts follow on the heels of other reductions to IRS personnel and the IRS budget and a move that blocked some IRS workers ...
3 ways Trump is acting like a king and bypassing the Constitution’s checks and balances on presidential authority
In the end, the Supreme Court will likely decide the scope of presidential powers in the various contexts. If they rule in Trump’s favor, the U.S. government will become a one-ring circus run by a ...