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With Campaign Finance Bill Signed, What's Next?
19 hours ago ago from Progress Illinois -
Yesterday morning, Gov. Pat Quinn celebrated the Blago anniversary by signing into law a comprehensive campaign finance reform bill, the first in state history to cap (in some form) campaign contributions. "When we enact a reform like today," the governor said at the signing , "it is not the end but the beginning." He reiterated that theme in a video his gubernatorial campaign released yesterday morning documenting the "year of reform," ...
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21 hours ago ago from Harvey Peeler | Senate Majority Leader
Prefiled legislation aims for smaller government, budgets The Republican leadership of the 46-member state Senate will put smaller government and more austere budgeting at the top of its 2010 agenda, though it is clear lawmakers also have not forgotten the year that was 2009. Senators prefiled more than 100 bills Wednesday for the legislative session that begins in January, including one that seeks to clarify the lieutenant ...
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9 hours ago ago from Big Education Ape
Calif Assembly passes Race to the Top package - San Jose Mercury News : "SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Assembly on Thursday approved a controversial package of legislation that would allow the state to compete for a piece of the $4.3 billion being offered by the Obama administration to reform the nation's worst-performing schools. By a 47-25 vote, the Assembly approved legislation by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa ...
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9 hours ago ago from Big Education Ape
San Mateo Daily Journal : "SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly on Thursday approved a controversial package of legislation that would allow the state to compete for a piece of the $4.3 billion being offered by the Obama administration to reform the nation’s worst-performing schools. By a 47-25 vote, the Assembly approved legislation by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, that would lift the cap on the number of charter ...
Related contentNew legislation would fix state’s public defender system
2 hours ago ago from Michigan Messenger
A new bill, HB 5676 , has been introduced in the Michigan legislature to address the many problems with the state's indigent defense system. The bill was submitted by Rep. Bob Constan (D-Dearborn Heights) and cosponsored by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Kentwood). The legislation, dubbed the Michigan Public Defense Act, would create a state public defend commission and a state office for public defense. It would also require the naming of a state ...
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Michigan to become 38th state to ban smoking
19 hours ago ago from PopEater
-Michigan could soon become the 38th state to ban smoking after the state Senate passed a bill Thursday that had been previously approved by the House. Michigan's ban would provide an exemption for casinos and some other businesses. Here's a look at the different types of bans across the country: _Smoking in state and/or local government buildings is banned in 33 states and the District of Columbia. _Smoking in private workplaces, not ...
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