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The Rundown: Chicago’s unspent COVID relief money
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 1 day agoThe city has been slow to spend the nearly $1.9 billion in pandemic relief funds it first received under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and now faces an...
Chicago man charged in scheme to bill $6.2 million to Medicare in one month for COVID tests never...
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoFasiur Syed, 46, a native of India...this district and they need to be stopped,” Assistant U.S....
Chicago alderpeople scrutinize mayor’s plans to quickly spend COVID relief money
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoThe Chicago City Council scrutinized Monday Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to quickly budget hundreds of millions of federal COVID-19 relief</ ...
Coalition sues Washington County over plans to use covid funding to expand jail | Northwest Arkansas...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 1 day agoWashington County cannot use federal covid pandemic relief money to expand the county jail, the...
Kansas City’s in for a hot summer. Here’s what it could mean for your power bill
The Kansas City Star· 9 hours agoKansas and Missouri are expected to see an electricity bill increase of around 7% this summer compared to last year — and the true cost could be even higher if extreme heat ...
SC child care workers would no longer need high school diploma under proposal
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoCOLUMBIA — A bill allowing daycares to hire employees without a high school diploma is nearing the...
Legislation now before Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Mobile driver’s licenses, medical debt relief and a new...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Illinois General Assembly’s spring legislative session ended in last-minute drama as Democrats barely eked out enough votes to pass a package of tax hikes that mostly ...
Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?
San Jose Mercury News· 8 hours agoNational Politics | Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican...
Despite governor’s order, hundreds of properties seized for unpaid taxes during pandemic
Valley News· 1 day agoLike governors around the country, he used his executive powers to suspend mortgage foreclosures and...
Lawmakers target nonprofit boards
Politico· 2 days ago...Integrity and Excellence and Carol Marin. — Bill aimed at assisting public defenders falls short this spring, backers say they’ll try again in fall, by the Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner — New study finds Illinois among worst states for pay gaps between men...City Council examines mayor’s plans to...