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Tag: State Budget Watch

Posted inEducation

Cutting benefits program for low-income families could cost CPS millions

by Melissa Sanchez July 1, 2016November 8, 2016

The cash-strapped school district eliminated a unit that helped eligible families sign up for public benefits. Now it could lose millions of dollars in state poverty grants, while thousands of children go without food and health insurance.

Posted inEmployment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Under Rauner, Illinois unemployment rate becomes highest in nation

by Curtis Black May 26, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inEducation, Uncategorized

Students of color take biggest hit in Illinois higher education funding crisis

by Melissa Sanchez May 12, 2016June 9, 2016
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner seeks to dismantle cost-saving homecare programs

by Curtis Black April 7, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

A state of crisis

by Curtis Black January 27, 2016May 15, 2017
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner TV ad can’t gloss over facts

by Curtis Black June 18, 2015May 15, 2017
Posted inGovernment and Politics

Mental health services jeopardized by Illinois budget

by The Chicago Reporter May 20, 2015November 8, 2016
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Government and Politics

State pension crisis is about debt, not benefits

by Curtis Black May 14, 2015May 18, 2015
Posted inEmployment and Labor, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be, Race and Culture

Racist history of ‘right to work’ shows threat to black, Latino workers

by Curtis Black May 7, 2015May 15, 2017
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Rauner’s short on straight talk about the state budget

by Curtis Black April 29, 2015May 15, 2017

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