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STATE CAPITOL: Ethics legislation pulled after squabbleMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - By DANA HEUPEL STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois Senate committee tried to conduct a hearing on a sweeping governmental ethics bill Thursday e...
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STATE CAPITOL: Casino exemption from smoking ban rejectedMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate early today (Friday) rejected a proposal that would have exempted casinos from the statewide smoking ban ...
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Rural broadband woesMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - With layer attached at end. PETERSBURG - When Guy Sternberg wants to open an e-mail attachment from friends, it helps if he's hungry. "If we try to send things ba...
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BRITT: Cheney cartoonMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - State Journal-Register editorial cartoonist Chris Britt's drawing of Vice President Dick Cheney. For use anytime. ...
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STATE CAPITOL: Stem cell bill heads to governorMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - By DANA HEUPEL STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- Legislation sent to the governor's desk Thursday would encourage research into stem cells, including thos...
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OVERTIME Lawmakers go home with big issues still on tableMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Already past a May 31 adjournment deadline for the spring legislative session, state lawmakers headed home for the weekend Friday without resolving two of the biggest ...
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STATE CAPITOL: Cable TV legislation passed HouseMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- By a vote of 113-0, the Illinois House Thursday approved a measure that supporters say will heighten com...
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Granlund: TBMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Granlund cartoon on TB and travel ...
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STATE CAPITOL: Lawmakers require period of school silenceMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - By ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU SPRINGFIELD -- The House voted 86-26 on Thursday to send the governor legislation that would require Illinois public sc...
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STATE CAPITOL: Session continues; gambling bill OK'd by SenateMay 31, 2007 11:00 pm - By DOUG FINKE and ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU Illinois lawmakers headed into an overtime session today, unable to reach agreement on a new state budge...