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Rising School Fees A Result of Illinois’ Late Payments

September 2, 2010

By Kevin Lee and Bill McMorris     Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD  –  This school year, many parents across the state are having to pay a little more to send their kids to school.

District officials throughout the state say they have bumped up their fees to account for late state payments to their districts.

Rising School Fees a Result of Illinois’ Late Payments

September 2, 2010

By Kevin Lee and Bill McMorris     Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD  –  This school year, many parents across the state are having to pay a little more to send their kids to school.

District officials throughout the state say they have bumped up their fees to account for late state payments to their districts.

Virginia overpays nearly 15% of all unemployment benefits

August 31, 2010

By Paige Cunningham

Old Dominion Watchdog and Virginia Statehouse News

 RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly 15 percent of unemployment benefits were paid last year to Virginians who didn’t qualify for them, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

In 2009, Virginia ranked ninth for how much states overpaid workers claiming unemployment. Of $1.14 billion the state paid in unemployment, [...]

Illinois Mutli-Billion Dollar Clean Coal Project Jeopardized

August 30, 2010

By Bill McMorris   Illinois Statehouse News

CHICAGO — A multi-billion dollar effort to develop clean coal technology in Illinois could be in jeopardy after federal officials changed the nature of the program.
Illinois Statehouse News has learned that board members from the FutureGen Alliance, a multi-national coalition of energy companies, will meet Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to decide [...]

Virginia Hunting Groups Push for Sunday Hunting

August 27, 2010

By Stephen Groves   Virginia Statehouse News

RICHMOND, Va. — In Virginia, even the animals get a day of rest. For now.

Hunters in the Commonwealth have been barred from hunting on Sundays since the days of John Smith and Pocahontas, says Gov. Robert F. McDonnell. But the governor has promised to consider pushing legislation to lift some [...]