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Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Time is running out to get a vote in before the end of the current General Assembly.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Senator Gene Fraise plans life after the State Senate.

Friday, July 30, 2010  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has announced that a Senate committee has approved $200,000 for Chaddock.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  J.W.C.C. will have a spending freeze, but will also have to cut services and staff.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  South Shelby School District will still pick up its portion of Career Ladder funding, but teachers will get paid less than half of what they were expecting.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  The Quincy school superintendent testified in Springfield this week.

Friday, February 26, 2010  The money comes from the Omnibus Appropriations Act.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  To save money, the university is forcing its faculty and staff to take four unpaid furlough days.

Monday, December 07, 2009  The Senate Appropriations Committee is to hear public testimony Monday and Tuesday on spending for education, public safety, social services and various other government programs.

Thursday, July 30, 2009  One of the projects is preconstruction engineering and design work for the construction of a new lock and dam system on the Upper Mississippi River.