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A southern Illinois lawmaker says the recent attack on prison guards at Pontiac Correctional Center serves to highlight the short-sighted decision to…
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This is National Health Center Week.Friday, the Shawnee Health Care office in Carbondale hosted a luncheon for area lawmakers to update them on the…
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Republican Governor Bruce Rauner Tuesday ripped a Democratic plan to fund schools in the new fiscal year that begins Friday, repeating criticism that it…
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A measure to re-appropriate funds from the School Construction Fund and the Capital Development Fund for ongoing school construction and improvements…
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A measure sponsored by State Senator Gary Forby is designed to put more money into the SIU system.The Benton democrat's bill would allow the SIU Board of…
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The mayor of Harrisburg wants to bring his business leadership experience to Springfield and represent the 59th district in the Illinois Senate.Dale…
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Southern Illinois State Senator Gary Forby was in Karnak Tuesday to tour the M.A.P. Training Center.MAP is a non-profit organization that provides…
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A southern Illinois state senator says he's not sure a budget deal will be reached before the end of this calendar year.Senator Gary Forby says right now,…
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A bipartisan panel of Illinois lawmakers heard hours of testimony Monday from both sides regarding Governor Rauner's desire to close the Hardin County…
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State Senator Gary Forby says he's been denied access at a prison in his southern Illinois district.The Hardin County Work Camp is among the facilities…