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On Midwest Week, for the first time in many, many years, Illinois has reformed its school funding formula, but it wasn't easy.Herb Trix's guest is Brian…
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Now that the impasse over the Illinois state budget is over, a new impasse is over state funding for schools.On Midwest Week, Herb Trix's guest is Dusty…
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GovernmentIllinois now has its first state budget in two years, but it doesn't answer some important questions, like how k-12 schools will be funded.On Midwest…
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Despite Thursday's approval of a state budget for Illinois, not every sector of state spending is finalized. And that includes elementary and secondary…
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One of the many people pleased with Thursday's passage of a new state budget is Jack Thomas. The president of Western Illinois University has spent the…
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GovernmentSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Members of the Illinois House will take up the governor's veto of a budget package on Thursday. Representative Lou Lang of Skokie…
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GovernmentTime is running out for the governor of Illinois and the legislature to break a two-year deadlock, and agree on a state budget.This week on Midwest Week,…
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Residents of two western Illinois school districts will make an important decision next week - whether to combine the Alwood and Cambridge districts. The…
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GovernmentAs Illinois enters its 21st month without a real budget, several questions occupy observers of state government: Is the state Senate's "grand bargain"...
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A tuition hike and layoffs will be considered Thursday night by trustees of Black Hawk College. Last month, college president Bettie Truitt announced the…