Tag Archives: senate

• News

  Local Group Reacts to U.S. Senate Voting Down Gun Proposal

  Six votes was all it took to stop a historic debate on gun violence in the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday,…
• News

  Report: Republican Sen. Collins will support Manchin-Toomey gun compromise

  The second Republican senator not directly involved in negotiating a bipartisan background check measure is supporting a gun compromise.
• News / Politics

  Illinois lawmakers introduce bill that would improve nearby rivers

  Four Illinois lawmakers introduced an act that would help clear $60 billion backlog in projects which includes water infrastructure upgrades along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
• News / Politics

  Grassley Says No to Tax Increase Solution

  Iowa Rep. Sen. Charles Grassley says he won’t agree to a tax hike as part of a solution to end threatened sequestration cuts
• Politics

  Illinois Senate passes same-sex marriage measure

  The Illinois Senate passed a measure Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, voting 34-21.
• Politics

  Illinois Senate to vote on same-sex marriage bill on Valentine’s Day

  The Illinois Senate will vote Thursday — Valentine’s Day — on whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
• Politics

  Bruce Braley to seek Harkin’s Senate seat

  Bruce Braley has announced he’ll run for the Senate seat Tom Harkin will vacate when his term ends in 2014.
• Crime

  Iowa senator plans to introduce death penalty legislation

  The Iowa legislature may revisit the issue of the death penalty when it reconvenes in January.
• News / Politics / Sports

  Bill to Resurrect IL Horse Racing Dies at Governor’s Hand

  Citing a lack of oversight today Illinois Governor Pat Quinn struck down legislation that would allow slot machines at horse…
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Farm Bureau Opposes Amendments

  The Farm Bill is now up for debate and farm organizations are rallying to keep some key provisions but to eliminate some others
• News

  Morthland weighs in on Illinois pension crisis

  The Illinois spring legislation session is over and still no changes were made to the state’s failing pension system.  Local…
• News

  Vote postponed on bill to raise Illinois minimum wage

  A committee vote on a proposal to make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation is postponed until…