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Mar 6, 2020
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Under the Dome Podcast: Looking forward to the Illinois primary after Super Tuesday
  On this week's episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke discuss the upcoming Illinois primary in the wake of Super Tuesday, the Illinois House GOP believes efforts to enact property tax relief have stalled in the General Assembly, how Illinois and Gov.
Lawmaker wants Native American community to oversee its imagery in high schools

A Rockford lawmaker wants to give the Native American community all oversight of how they want their imagery to be represented in Illinois high schools rather than lawmakers holding that authority.

New bill would create board to study lowering drug costs

Continuing off their success at capping out-of-pocket insulin costs, Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, and Rep.

House GOP complains action on property tax relief stalled

House Republicans renewed their complaint Tuesday that Democrats are blocking movement on legislation to help control high property taxes.

Three referendum questions on Sangamon County primary ballots

Though a competitive Democratic presidential primary and a multi-candidate race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate have drawn more attention, the outcome of a trio of referendum questions could have significant long-term impacts for certain communities in Sangamon County.

PRIMARY ELECTION 2020: Newcomer Oliver takes on Bourne in 95th House district

For Lawrence Oliver, it was taxes that prompted him to run for office for the first time. Specifically, it was tax increases supported by Rep.

Bernard Schoenburg: Tarter criticizes Curran over past comments on Trump

Dr. Tom Tarter, Springfield's entry in the five-way Republican primary race for U.S. Senate, has been taking particular aim at perhaps the best known of his opponents.

Pritzker not naming a presidential choice

  With the Illinios primary two weeks away and as voters in "Super Tuesday" states were going to the polls, Gov.

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