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Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the…
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A group of Illinois lawmakers joined safety-net hospitals on Tuesday to call for landmark reform of managed care companies under Illinois' Medicaid…
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Late last week, Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a measure that would’ve given Illinois school teachers a base salary of 40-thousand-dollars by the year…
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Governor Bruce Rauner has signed what education officials say is the final law needed to make major changes to the way Illinois funds public schools.The…
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Governor Bruce Rauner has approved a major change in the way Illinois funds public schools.He signed the bipartisan legislation at a school in Chicago,…
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Governor Bruce Rauner is eager to use his veto pen to alter the school funding reform plan adopted by the General Assembly in June. There’s just one…
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Democratic State Senator Andy Manar, of Bunker Hill, is accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of trying to kill his school funding legislation.He says the…
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Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar says he will remain in the Illinois Senate rather than run for governor in 2018.In an emailed statement Friday, the…
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A group of lawmakers has agreed on a framework for making the way Illinois funds its schools more equitable. But whether it will lead to a long-elusive…
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Illinois’ school funding formula relies heavily on property taxes. That leaves districts with low land values to make do with about six thousand dollars...