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Cuts falling on Natural Resources Department
Conservation groups worry $14 million in budget cuts facing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will lead to job losses and ultimately closures or cutbacks at parks and lakes. The agency says no decisions have been made. The details: THE MONEY:...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Government Debt, Natural Resources, Natural Resource Industry, State Budgets
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Park advocates want state money restored
Associated Press WriterConservationists fear that $14 million slashed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' budget will lead to job cuts that could result in parks curtailing hours or even closing. The budget cuts, announced earlier this month by Gov. Rod...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Nature, Rod Blagojevich, Government Debt
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Governor's funding solid
Chicago Tribune reportersMidway through his second term, Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich has amassed more than $3.6 million in his campaign fund, more than any other statewide officeholder but only about a third of what he had in the bank halfway through his first term. Campaign...Tags: Executive Branch, Values, Lisa Madigan, Employees, Regional Authority
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The $20,000 question
Chicago Tribune reportersThe state is squandering taxpayer money on dubious after-school grants, including many that rewarded one lawmaker's political supporters, a Tribune investigation found. In a church on Chicago's West Side, two homeless children fiddled aimlessly on...Tags: Teen-agers, Homelessness, Photography, Bankruptcy, Elementary Schools
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Ethics reform kind of slow— like governor
Q: Has Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed that ethics-reform bill yet? A: No, alas. It passed both houses without a single dissenting vote and has been on his desk since June 30. Q: What's his problem with it? A: It's too narrow. "If everyone [in the...Tags: Executive Branch, Values, Rod Blagojevich, Ethics, Regional Authority
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And they get a raise?
Anyone who's ever managed a family budget understands that paring your spending to match your income is rarely painless. For those of us dealing with household-size budgets, the $1.4 billion that Gov. Rod Blagojevich sliced from next year's state budget...Tags: Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Society, Lisa Madigan, Upper House
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Senators avoiding Statehouse to protect post-election pay raises
Chicago Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — The House is back this week to fight Gov. Rod Blagojevich's budget cuts, but the Senate is avoiding the Statehouse in a move that protects lawmakers' chances of getting a post-election pay raise. Senate President Emil Jones (D-...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Laws, Upper House
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Budget's winners and losers
Chicago Tribune reportersAfter more than a month of finger-pointing over state spending, public schools and the Illinois State Police are emerging on what is a short list of winners in the budget battle. Statewide officeholders, the state's child-welfare agency and health-care...Tags: Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Society, Chicago Public Schools, Government Debt
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RTA warns of service cuts or fare increases to make up for governor's budget cut
Chicago Tribune reporterMass-transit service cuts or fare hikes might be needed to make up for a $37.3 million fare subsidy that Gov. Rod Blagojevich chopped from the state's budget, Regional Transportation Authority officials warned Thursday. Most of the money helped cover the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Academic Progress, Rod Blagojevich, Government Debt
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Madigan not ruling out income tax increase push in spring as budget battle lingers
Chicago Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Speaker Michael Madigan made it clear Thursday he would oppose a post-election income tax increase this fall, but he didn't entirely quell fears stoked by Gov. Rod Blagojevich that House Democrats were scheming to raise taxes in the...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Executive Branch, Casino and Gambling Industry, Budgets and Budgeting, Rod Blagojevich
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