Pension reform is a favorite campaign refrain of candidates across party lines. But when it comes up signing up for their own state retirement benefits, few Illinois lawmakers say no.
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(The Center Square) – Net liabilities in Minnesota for so-called other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), which consist mainly of health care obligations to retired public employees, stood at about $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2019, according to a new analysis from the Reason Foundation.
(The Center Square) – Net liabilities in Wisconsin for so-called other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), which consist mainly of health care obligations to retired public employees, stood at about $7.1 billion in fiscal year 2019, according to a new analysis from the Reason Foundation.
(The Center Square) – Net liabilities in Iowa for so-called other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), which consist mainly of health care obligations to retired public employees, stood at about $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2019, according to a new analysis from the Reason Foundation.
Authorities say that a total of three people were shot and two of the victims have died.
The family of a 23-year-old Waterloo man who was fatally struck by a train while working on a farm near Fults in 2019 has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against his employers and the railroad.
Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sangamon County.
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued Friendship Manor in Nashville the most serious citation available to regulatory agencies on Dec. 18; it said residents' health and safety was in "immediate jeopardy" based on what it saw.
Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson had just seven minutes to ask key members of law enforcement questions about an attack on the U.S. Capitol that was unprecedented in modern American history.
Rev. Marcus Allen knew what bringing everyone together could do for their spiritual and mental health. But each time he considered reopening the church, COVID-19 cases surged.
Officials say an increasing number of vaccinators should help address overall vaccine skepticism among some residents, but they also point to a need for further outreach in areas where vaccinations have waned, such as communities of color.
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Officials say an increasing number of vaccinators should help address overall vaccine skepticism among some residents, but they also point to a need for further outreach in areas where vaccinations have waned, such as communities of color.
Officials say an increasing number of vaccinators should help address overall vaccine skepticism among some residents, but they also point to a need for further outreach in areas where vaccinations have waned, such as communities of color.
(The Center Square) – A net 18% of small business owners said they plan to create new jobs in the next three months, according a February 2021 survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin residents who received assistance from the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) numbered 11,481 in 2020, a 2.9% decrease compared to the number of participants in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(The Center Square) – Iowa residents who received assistance from the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) numbered 3,351 in 2020, a 0.4% increase compared to the number of participants in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(The Center Square) – Minnesota residents who received assistance from the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) numbered 12,572 in 2020, a 7.3% decrease compared to the number of participants in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For the past several years, Sen. Dennis Guth (R-Klemme) has sponsored a bill in the Iowa Senate he's said would give people their day in court when it comes to matters of exercising their religion. Each and every time thus far, it's been defeated.
It's story time with Wisconsin's favorite clown, Sen. Ronald McJohnson
Tony Evers said he would veto the proposed bill, which mirrors a measure that was included in a Republican COVID-19 relief package that the governor vetoed in early February.
Tony Evers said he would veto the proposed bill, which mirrors a measure that was included in a Republican COVID-19 relief package that the governor vetoed in early February.
Tony Evers said he would veto the proposed bill, which mirrors a measure that was included in a Republican COVID-19 relief package that the governor vetoed in early February.
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"She was one of my best friends for 30 years...I will miss her patience, advice and wicked sense of humor. She was a once-in-a-lifetime friend and colleague," said Carla Hubert, a colleague of Cherie Dandurand at Woodbury Central Middle School.
The first period was a bit of a dichotomy for the Bismarck Bobcats.
Brandon Built, a Kearney-based furniture store on Etsy, began as two Bible study friends furnishing their homes in Kearney. Since then, Isaac Mertens, 27, and Brandon Rohr, 35, have built up Kearney’s community and a successful business.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday launched a $10 million public-awareness campaign to dispel myths about COVID-19 vaccines.
A statue depicting Jesus as a homeless person sleeping on a bench has been stolen from the New Life Evangelistic Center in St. Louis.
DES MOINES — “Have device, will gamble” has become the mantra of many Iowans now able to access sports betting websites from their smartphones, computers and other electronic gateways.
