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Cap and trade -- pain without gain
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Poll shows desire for tort reform in health care package
Dean WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans say tort reform measures should be taken to drive down healthcare costs, a new poll shows. -
Republicans to push for tort reform
McConnell WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate will have "extensive" debate on health care reform in the coming weeks, with Republicans pushing for tort reform, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday. -
26+ Reasons to Get Off the Couch - Part II
Ten Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee believe you are superhuman. They are the ones that sought a 72-hour Internet publication of their as-yet-unfinished version of a comprehensive Health Care Plan for Americans & Others (illegal immigrants). -
Report: Hoffman 'tops, by far' in favors doled out by Blagojevich
Hoffman In the six years Rod Blagojevich held office as Governor of Illinois, his downstate ally State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Collinsville) built a substantial campaign war chest. He also helped pass a slew of laws ranging from workers' compensation issues to the creation of the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center at SIUE. -
Negotiations on STAR bonds not happening in public
SPRINGFIELD - Legislative leaders yanked a giant Glen Carbon tourist attraction from center stage at their veto session and whisked it behind their curtain. -
Republican steps up to challenge AG Madigan
Kim SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is no longer running unopposed for reelection next year. -
Medical malpractice litigation blamed for rising health care costs
Copland NEW YORK - Medical malpractice litigation has driven up U.S. health care costs dramatically, translating into higher costs for consumers, a study said Tuesday. -
The state we're in
John Costello, son of U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Belleville), has a plan for the economic recovery of the Metro East – one that's guaranteed to put money in his pockets and the pockets of his friends. -
26+ Reasons to Get Off the Couch-- Part I
(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series). -
Auditors detect luxury and favoritism in state-funded mega mall
Public and private developers of a state sponsored tourist attraction in Kansas -- like the proposed University Town Center in Glen Carbon -- indulged in luxury and favoritism with retail sales tax revenues until legislators curbed their appetites. -
Congressman's son would benefit from state funded shopping mall
SPRINGFIELD – Congress collects income taxes, and a Congressman's son will collect sales taxes if Illinois legislators stick with a plan for a 900 acre mall where Illinois Route 157 meets Interstate 270 in Glen Carbon. -
HeplerBroom lawyer was faculty member at IADC Trial Academy
Noce Attorney Gerard T. Noce, partner with the firm of HeplerBroom, was a faculty member at the 2009 International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy. -
Governor signs AG-backed open records law
Madigan SPRINGFIELD - Open records legislation championed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn. -
Trial Lawyers v. America
There are thousands of good, honest trial lawyers in America -– men and women who represent the interests of their clients faithfully without trying to subvert the judicial system or shake down legitimate businesses and wreak havoc on our economy. -
Trial lawyers face tort reform 'danger zone' in health care overhaul, says lobbyist
SAN FRANCISCO - President Barack Obama's push for an overhaul of the nation's health care system could be stymied by Senate lawmakers, particularly moderate Democrats, the lobbyist for trial lawyers said. -
Lobbyist: AAJ looking to quietly pass plaintiff lawyer tax break
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal legislation that would afford trial lawyers a special tax break faces an uncertain future, says one of the chief lobbyists for the nation's trial lawyers. -
An Illinois solution: Non-partisan elections
Murnane The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday in Caperton v. Massey Coal Co. is certain to re-kindle talk of the 2004 Illinois Supreme Court election in which Justice Lloyd Karmeier defeated former Appellate Justice Gordon Maag in the Fifth Illinois District in Southern Illinois. -
Lawmakers punt on lawsuit reform, again
Akin When lawmakers recently left Springfield at the end of the legislative session, they did so with a great deal of unfinished business on the table. -
Advise and dissent
Hopkins Fairness dictates that the face of the Supreme Court change, expand with the evolving American society. Doors formerly closed are rightfully opened, places set for those previously ignored. But contrary to the White House spin, Sotomayor is not the best for the job, not even the best Latino candidate.