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Syndicated columnist Vernoique de Rugy: Inconsistency is the most consistent thing about politicsFeb 3, 2023 1:00 AM - Syndicated columnist Vernoique de Rugy: Year after year, Republicans claim to care about fiscal prudence but, when in power, spend like Democrats.
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Pritzker seeks more info on AP African American studies courseFeb 2, 2023 3:39 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week asked the College Board for more information about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new Advanced Placement course in African American studies after it had been criticized by Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Indivisible Naperville hosting candidate forum Feb. 22Feb 2, 2023 11:32 AM - Indivisible Naperville will be hosting a candidate forum for the upcoming election from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 22, in the lunchroom of the Naperville Municipal Center. 400 S. Eagle St.
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Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing roomFeb 2, 2023 5:30 AM - Sustained higher-than-predicted state tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern times, without precedent in a state with a reputation for perilous finances. For the current fiscal year and the one before it, that's led to another uncommon Capitol occurrence: budget surpluses in the billions of dollars.
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Blood on many Memphis hands: To be Black at a traffic stopFeb 2, 2023 1:00 AM - Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: A 21st-century policing pattern has emerged from Freddie Gray in Baltimore, George Floyd in Minneapolis and now the death of a young man, Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, who ran for his life toward home.
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Guest columnist Raja Krishnamoorthi: Even in chaotic Congress, we can make progressFeb 2, 2023 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Raja Krishnamoorthi: After the spectacle of Kevin McCarthy requiring 15 ballots to secure his position as House speaker, are we doomed to two years of chaos and dysfunction?
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Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel
Feb 1, 2023 9:18 PM - Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born Muslim lawmaker, from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past comments critical of Israel -- and as payback after Democrats booted far-right GOP lawmakers from committees for their incendiary, violent remarks.
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Hunter Biden seeks federal probe of Trump allies over laptop
Feb 1, 2023 7:24 PM - Lawyers for President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, have asked the Justice Department to investigate close allies of former President Donald Trump and others who they say accessed and disseminated personal data from a laptop that he dropped off at a Delaware computer repair shop in 2019. In a separate letter, Biden's attorneys have also asked Fox News host Tucker Carlson to retract and apologize for what they say are false and defamatory claims.
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Biden, McCarthy meet face-to-face on debt crisis worries: 'No agreement, no promises'Feb 1, 2023 6:45 PM - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met face-to-face Wednesday for more than an hour of highly anticipated budget talks -- "a good first meeting," the new Republican leader said -- but expectations were low for quick progress as GOP lawmakers push for steep cuts in a deal to prevent a national debt limit crisis.
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Biden lawyer: FBI finds no classified documents at beach house
Feb 1, 2023 6:10 PM - The FBI searched President Joe Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday without finding any classified documents, the president's attorney said. Agents did take some handwritten notes and other materials relating to Biden's time as vice president for review.
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