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  1. Ill. House committee OKs fracking regulatory bill

    A proposal that aims to create thousands of jobs in southern Illinois by kick-starting high-volume oil and gas drilling cleared a top committee Tuesday, sending it on to the House floor. The House Executive ...

    Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance May 21 20:04PM UTC

  2. VIDEO: Civil Service (Special Advisers) Bill

    A bill to block ex-prisoners with serious offences from special advisor posts passes its latest stage in the Stormont assembly.

    BBC News May 20 19:37PM UTC

  3. SDLP in attempt to block SPAD bill

    The SDLP is to try to block a bill that prevents former prisoners guilty of serious offences from holding posts as Stormont special advisers (SPADs), after the party's proposed amendments failed to win support.

    BBC News May 20 21:00PM UTC

  5. Bill to regulate fracking in Illinois sails through committee

    A bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois sailed through a House committee Tuesday morning in a unanimous vote amid chants of "shame" from a massive opposition group of activists and residents who packed the hearing.        

    Chicago Tribune May 21 16:32PM UTC

  6. Illinois fracking bill sails through committee

    A bill to allow, but regulate, horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois sailed through a House committee Tuesday morning in a unanimous vote amid chants of "shame" from a massive opposition group of activists and residents who packed the hearing.

    Chicago Tribune May 21 16:09PM UTC

  7. Churchill Downs: Groupie Doll in light training

    Groupie Doll, the 2012 Eclipse Award winner for filly-mare sprinter, is still weeks away from her first breeze, said trainer Buff Bradley. The 5-year-old mare returned to training early this month at Churchill after almost three months’ rest on Bradley’s farm in Frankfort, Ky.

    Daily Racing Form May 22 22:48PM UTC

  8. SDLP 'giving two fingers to victims'

    The sister of an IRA murder victim has accused the SDLP of "putting two fingers up to victims" over its bid to block a bill on special advisers.

    BBC News May 21 12:34PM UTC

  9. Illinois House committee OKs fracking regulatory bill

    Statewide regulations for hydraulic fracturing that proponents say could be an economic boon for the state are headed for a vote in the Illinois House.

    The State Journal-Register May 21 15:43PM UTC

  10. Bradley County Commission postpone Lake Forest renovation timetable vote

    CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Bradley County Commission has postponed scheduled votes on a funding timetable for a $14 million overhaul of Lake Forest Middle School.

    Chattanooga Times Free Press May 21 04:12AM UTC

  11. Fracking regulations bill clears Illinois House panel

    (AP) — A groundbreaking deal to regulate hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," cleared a top House committee, setting up a floor vote on a measure that supporters say would bring tens of thousands of jobs to struggling areas in the southern...

    Crain's Chicago Business May 22 04:54AM UTC