Madison - St. Clair News

Recent News About Illinois State Senate

• Real, reasonable pension reform: 401(k)-style plans for new state workers

  By John Klingner | Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 @ 9:41am

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• Barack Milhous Obama

  By John J. Hopkins | Thursday, Jun 26, 2014 @ 9:57am

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• Paul Simon proved that one person can make a difference

  By The Madison County Record | Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014 @ 7:41am

  To the Editor:

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• Senate confirms Yandle to federal judgeship

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014 @ 9:18am

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• Illinois needs a real balanced budget requirement

  By Ben VanMetre | Thursday, Jun 12, 2014 @ 12:42pm

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• Ethics experts say recusal theory in $10 billion tobacco case is defective

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Jun 12, 2014 @ 7:10am

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• Fund-raising power of Belleville attorney has weakened since judge-son's drug arrest

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, May 22, 2014 @ 3:50pm

  Bruce N. Cook

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• Illinois needs lawsuit reform

  By Travis Akin | Tuesday, May 20, 2014 @ 8:17am

  AkinThe spring legislative session is wrapping up and once again lawsuit reform legislation has been left to wither on the vine. Instead of implementing meaning lawsuit reforms and other pro-jobs initiatives, Illinois lawmakers are debating whether or not to make the 67 percent income tax hike permanent. Contrast this to states such as Wisconsin and Indiana. These states have all made lawsuit reform

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• Biden helps raise funds for Durbin, Senate Democrats

  By Ann Maher | Tuesday, May 6, 2014 @ 8:03am

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• Term limits initiative submits 590,000 signatures, one step closer to ballot

  By Brian Costin | Thursday, May 1, 2014 @ 3:33pm

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• Stop the 'lawsuit loan sharks'

  By Travis Akin | Monday, Mar 24, 2014 @ 2:21pm

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• The ICJL Judicial Selection Proposal

  By Ed Murnane | Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014 @ 7:57am

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• Lawsuit lending bills introduced in Illinois Senate

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 @ 11:34am

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• Two Different Ideas Why Government Exists

  By Lee Presser | Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 @ 7:13pm

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• Promised savings in Illinois pension reform were never enough

  By Ted Dabrowski | Thursday, Jan 30, 2014 @ 6:54am

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• Yandle nominated to Southern District of Illinois; If confirmed will be first openly gay judge in 7th Circuit, reports say

  By Ann Maher | Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 @ 3:10pm

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• Freedom's Slow Death

  By Tad Armstrong | Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 @ 8:34am

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• New laws for 2014: Cell ban, speed limit, marijuana

  By Ann Maher | Tuesday, Dec 31, 2013 @ 1:05pm

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• Madison and St. Clair Counties Drop in Judicial Hellhole Designation: Why are they even listed?

  By Jim Grandone | Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:22am

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• Current government retirees turn sick days into pension dollars

  By Ben VanMetre | Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 @ 10:01am

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