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Robert Holly/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting The U.S. Department of Agriculture was forced to send home tens of thousands of employees because of Tuesday’s…
By Robert Holly/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- As a member of the Champaign County Local Foods Policy Council, Maya Bauer was required to file a form in…
The United States Congress faces a tight deadline as the threat of a possible government shutdown on October 1 looms ever closer. Last week…
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Illinois lawmakers’ paychecks aren’t in the mail yet, but according to one report by Illinois Public Media, the legislature's special committee on pensions may…
The House passed a farm bill last week after dropping food stamps from the negotiating table. According to an Illinois Public Media report, “The…
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Illinois state inspectors say the bridge carrying traffic on County Highway 50 over Interstate 74 in Mahomet is in “critical condition” and “structurally deficient.” But an average of 2,550 vehicles — including school buses — still use the bridge each day, although the bridge has been reduced to a single traffic lane since August 2011.
Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing is challenging an Illinois law that gives Carle Hospital tax-except status for their charity work - providing medical care and…
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Congress is marking up the Farm Bill this week. The House version (seen here) makes cuts to the food assistance program. Over 1.6 million…
By Staff/CU-CitizenAccess An estimated $85 billion in automatic spending cuts to the federal budget are set to take place this week if no further…
By The News-Gazette/"Deadbeat Illinois: The Painful Price of Unpaid Bills" is a joint project by The Associated Press and its members across Illinois —…
