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Decision 2018

New sexual harassment policy at state Capitol ‘puts fox in charge of henhouse’

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Lawmakers passed bills, took classes and made endorsed statements saying the culture of sexual harassment in Springfield was on its way to finally being addressed. But others say it wasn’t near enough to persuade victims to come forward. A week after laws were fast-tracked by House Speaker Michael Madigan to ensure they would address the problem of harassment in the state Capitol, Denise Rotheimer, who in October alleged months of inappropriate behavior by state Sen. Ira […]

todayNovember 14, 2017 23

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois hospitals, doctors getting big payday from state, but ‘unpaid bills’ problem remains

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Hospitals, doctors offices, nursing homes, and pharmacies across Illinois are in line for a huge payday this week. The state of Illinois is finally paying off about $9 billion in old Medicaid and other medical bills. Danny Chun, spokesman for the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, says hospitals across the state are grateful for the money even though this payday doesn't bring them all the way back to even. "There are still bills out there that hospitals won't […]

todayNovember 14, 2017 6

Business & Lifestyle

Decatur manufacturer supports Rauner push to lower income and property tax burden

DECATUR (Illinois News Network) -- Gov. Bruce Rauner says he wants to lower the state’s income tax, and one central Illinois manufacturer says that will help. Kicking off a statewide campaign swing Monday at Decatur manufacturer T/CCI, Rauner laid out four things he’s focusing on. “Everybody, whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, everybody in the state of Illinois agrees on these four things: Bring down our property taxes, roll back the income tax hike, get term limits on elected officials, […]

todayNovember 13, 2017 15

Business & Lifestyle

Despite outflow of high earners, Democratic gubernatorial candidates push progressive tax

CHICAGO (Illinois News Network) -- With an entire year until the 2018 election for Illinois governor, instituting a progressive tax is already emerging as a battleground topic in the race. In one of his newest campaign ads, Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker highlights the benefits of taxing people who make more at a higher rate than those who don’t. “As governor, I’ll fight to pass a progressive income tax,” he says in the ad. “It will make the wealthy pay more, […]

todayNovember 13, 2017 7

Business & Lifestyle

Geleff secures win for unexpired two-year term on Exeter school board, Democratic incumbent ousted

EXETER, Penn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Following receipt of 4,117 write-in votes, a Libertarian was elected to the Exeter School District's board of education Tuesday night. Jerry Geleff, chairman of the Berks County Libertarian Party, ran a write-in campaign for a board vacancy which still has two years remaining in the term and had secured the nominations of the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties. Democratic incumbent Carole Kutscher was ousted in a tight race involving five candidates running for four seats. […]

todayNovember 8, 2017 20

Business & Lifestyle

Twitter rolls out double character count after testing

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Twitter announced Tuesday it is doubling the character limit for most users' tweets after two months of testing shows the possibility of expanded content shouldn't "substantially change" the timeline reading experience. The social media company started testing the 280-character limit in September for some users tweeting in languages that tend to have "cramming issues." More "dense" languages like Japanese, Korean and Chinese don't have as many problems keeping posts under the 140-character limit unlike English, Spanish or […]

todayNovember 8, 2017 6

Business & Lifestyle

UPDATE: Current fundraising totals from Illinois Democratic and GOP gubernatorial candidates

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- On Friday, Eric Kirchberg reported campaign funds, as reported by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform regarding regional races, including the gubernatorial race. However, more information has come to light regarding campaign funds for six Democratic candidates and three Republican candidates running in the March 20 primary. Governor Bruce Rauner (R-Winnetka), the incumbent seeking a second term, currently has $72 million in campaign funds, which includes a $50 million contribution he made to his re-election fund […]

todayNovember 5, 2017 13

Business & Lifestyle

MLB: Contract option picked up for Brantley, McCutchen, Altuve, Gonzalez, Tanaka; declined for Ichiro

CLEVELAND/PITTSBURGH/HOUSTON/NEW YORK/MIAMI (UPI) -- The following contract options in Major League Baseball (MLB) were exercised and/or declined as of Saturday, November 4: Injuries shortened Michael Brantley's past two seasons, but the Cleveland Indians exercised his $11.5 million option for 2018 on Friday. The 30-year-old Brantley hit .299 with nine homers and 52 RBIs in 90 games this season. His strong first half netted him an All-Star spot but he went on the disabled list twice and had right ankle surgery on Oct. 18. […]

todayNovember 4, 2017 2

Automotive News

BMW recalls 1.4 million vehicles over fire risk

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. (UPI) -- German automaker BMW announced Friday it is recalling 1.4 million vehicles in North America over fire risks. The company issued two recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The first affects some 740,000 vehicles, including the 1-, 3- and 5-Series, Z4, X3 and X5 from model years 2007-11. These vehicles may develop a rusty crankcase ventilation valve, posing a fire risk. The second recall is for about 673,000 vehicles, which have faulty heating and air conditioning wiring. Electrical […]

todayNovember 4, 2017 4

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