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Chicago mayor to ask City Council to spend $70M on migrant services

ALICE YIN and DAN PETRELLA Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — In an about-face, Mayor Brandon Johnson is now asking aldermen to approve using another $70 million in city funds to maintain this year’s migrant response. This week, the mayor’s office began briefing City Council members on plans to push through the item as a means to […]

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Bloomington mayor says migrant arrivals are an opportunity

The mayor of Bloomington said he’s glad the community had the discussion about spending public dollars on services to migrants who might be bused from the border to central Illinois. Mboka Mwilambwe said he’s also pleased the McLean County Board rejected the proposed ban on such spending last week. “The message, as laid out by […]

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Alabama

Alabama Republican Robert Aderholt explains why he voted to expel George Santos from Congress | Regional | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

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Mayor says apartment complex recycling program needs review in Normal

The Town of Normal should revisit the recycling program for apartment complexes and multi-unit developments, according to Mayor Chris Koos.  “A lot of their recycle bins are not being respected and are contaminated with garbage which kills the whole load in a lot of situations,” said Koos.  The evidence, he said, is anecdotal, so the […]

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Space agency’s GOP fans make their case to shield it from cuts | World News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

​WASHINGTON — As House Republicans sit down to write their fiscal 2024 spending bills, appropriators are vowing to protect defense, veterans and border security funding from cuts. Some are pushing to add another spending category to the protected list: NASA. While the space agency has long seen bipartisan support in Congress, Republican plans to slash […]

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