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Business & Lifestyle

Illinois lawmaker proposes tax break for employee raises

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker is making another attempt to grant tax breaks for small businesses that give raises to their employees. State Rep. Maurice West (D-Rockford) filed House Bill 186 on Jan. 22. If enacted, it would provide a tiered tax break for businesses who give raises to their workers. “After the minimum wage increase last summer, I had heard a lot from small business owners in my district,” he said. “This is my hope to help […]

February 14, 2021 11

National

Judge issues stay of execution for only woman on federal death row

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (UPI) -- A U.S. judge late Monday granted a stay of execution for Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the United States, to allow the court to determine if she is mentally competent to be put to death under the Constitution. Judge James Patrick Hanlon of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Indiana granted the stay hours before Montgomery, 52, was to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday at the […]

January 12, 2021 14

Basketball

MBB: Clemson postpones two games over COVID-19

CLEMSON, S.C. (UPI) -- Clemson University's next two men's basketball games have been postponed after a positive COVID-19 test within the Tigers' program, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Friday. The Tigers, who have temporarily paused all team activities, were scheduled to play at the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday and at the Syracuse Orange on Tuesday. "The postponements follow a positive test, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the Clemson men's basketball team," the ACC said in a statement […]

January 9, 2021 18

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois businesses prepare another minimum wage increase

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – With the new year, Illinois will see another minimum wage hike on Jan. 1. The state’s minimum wage goes up to $11 for hourly workers. Tip-earning workers will also earn $6.60 hourly, with youth workers getting a bump up to $8.50 hourly. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation into law in 2019 that provides a path to a $15 minimum wage by 2025. Administration officials state the extra money will pump up the economy after workers […]

December 30, 2020 18

National

Congress reaches deal on new COVID stimulus relief

WASHINGTON (The Center Square) – Congressional leaders have agreed to a new COVID-19 stimulus package that will provide more aid to struggling small businesses and send a second round of direct payments to Americans. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others confirmed the $900 billion coronavirus relief deal Sunday night. If approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, the measure will include $600 in direct payments to adults and children from qualifying households, more than $280 billion in […]

December 21, 2020 6

Hockey News

Tentative agreement for 56-game NHL season starting Jan. 13

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The NHL and its players' association reached a tentative deal Friday to stage a 56-game season in 2021. The upcoming season would start Jan. 13 under the 56-game plan. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the agreement, which is pending the approval of the NHL board of governors and the National Hockey League Players Association's executive board. The 2020-21 season has been delayed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "We are focused on starting at some […]

December 19, 2020 19

East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis approves COVID-19 grant payments

NOKOMIS -- The Nokomis City Council would approve $1,000 payments to seven of eight business applicants to the city's grant program. The program, directed at businesses struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was available for a short period of time. The approval of these payments would take place at the regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 14. There was no naming of businesses receiving the grant monies. However, commissioners Ann Brookshire and Derek Durbin expressed abstention on the matter. The vote […]

December 16, 2020 16

Illinois

Pritzker details $700 million in FY21 state budget cuts

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – After Illinois voters rejected his progressive income tax amendment, Gov. JB Pritzker has said he plans to focus on cuts to balance the state's budget. On Tuesday, Pritzker has announced plans to reduce state spending by $700 million dollars for fiscal year 2021. The plan includes a hiring freeze, grant reductions, and operational savings. Pritzker: Negotiations with AFSCME, unions ongoing The governor says the state is negotiating with AFSCME and other employee unions to identify […]

December 16, 2020 12

Governmental Watchdogs

Bipartisan legislators introduce two-part $908 billion stimulus package

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday introduced a two-part COVID-19 stimulus bill totaling $908 billion as they seek to end months of deadlock in Congress over the measure. The group of about 12 senators from both parties introduced the measure including a $748 billion package focused on funding for education, vaccines, and transportation, alongside a $160 billion add-on including the most contentious provisions such as state and local funding and a short-term liability shield for employers. […]

December 15, 2020 8

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