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  • Governor expands bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism 19 Jul 2008 10:35 GMT
    ... requiring insurance companies to cover autism
    Gov. Rod Blagojevich this week used his amendatory veto power to expand a bill that would ... Senate override it. About 26,000 children in Illinois have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ...

  • Obama finds an ally in Kansas governor 19 Jul 2008 03:36 GMT
    ... CDT Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas gave the Democrats' ... if Obama wins. Earlier this month, the Illinois senator's enthusiasm about her seemed surprisingly unchecked. ... also attracted criticism from abortion-rights opponents for vetoing legislation that would have singled out abortion ...

  • Statewide construction program likely doomed 18 Jul 2008 22:30 GMT
    ... into the Democratic dysfunction that has kept Illinois government in perpetual gridlock for more than ... November election on the subject of impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The 14-page memo offers candidates ... nation,'' Poshard added. Poshard said he would veto any gambling expansion if it was not ...

  • Illinois Leading the Fight Against Autism 18 Jul 2008 13:50 GMT
    ... Illinois' governor is giving hope to families with autistic ... state's governor, Rod Blagojevich, used his amendatory veto ability to add autism coverage language from ...

  • Salary increases soften budget cuts' blow to higher education 18 Jul 2008 07:29 GMT
    ... $96 million cut from higher education in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's amendatory budget veto will have a large impact on grant ... programs and community colleges, public universities in Illinois will see on average a 2.8 percent ...

  • Budget explanation 17 Jul 2008 16:50 GMT
    ... is complicated, to say the least. The Illinois legislature passed a budget bill at the ... the governor. The budget plan sent to Gov. Rod Blagojevich by the legislature could be ... at the same time he used his veto powers to cut some line items in ...

  • House votes to reverse millions in Blagojevich-imposed cuts 17 Jul 2008 08:57 GMT
    ... reverse millions in Blagojevich-imposed cuts SPRINGFIELD-- The Illinois House voted Wednesday to reverse about $480 ... $480 million in budget cuts imposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, although there's little chance the ... Blagojevich trimmed from the budget with his veto powers. All but six of the votes ...

  • Ill. House Votes To Reverse $480 Million In Cuts 17 Jul 2008 01:15 GMT
    ... July 16, 2008 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois House voted Wednesday to reverse about $480 ... $480 million in budget cuts imposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, although there's little chance the ... Blagojevich trimmed from the budget with his veto powers. All but six of the votes ...

  • Ill. House Votes To Reverse $480M In Budget Cuts 16 Jul 2008 23:50 GMT
    ... To Reverse $480M In Budget Cuts The Illinois House voted Wednesday to reverse about $480 ... $480 million in budget cuts imposed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, although there's little chance the ... Blagojevich trimmed from the budget with his veto powers. All but six of the votes ...

  • "Bitter Pill" Add-On Sinks Bill to Overturn Wrongful Convictions 16 Jul 2008 22:26 GMT
    ... and DNA analysis got the axe from Gov. Mark Sanford earlier this month. Sanford vetoed the bill because of a last-minute “bitter ... parts of the country. In 2000, Republican Illinois Gov. George Ryan put a moratorium on ...

  • Voters to gauge concealed carry in November 16 Jul 2008 20:20 GMT
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