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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 16, 2013 - WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s ambitious proposals to curb gun violence were…
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Illinois lawmakers will not be addressing gun control legislation before the end of session. Some members of the state House of Representatives were…
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The Illinois Senate returns to the Capitol on Wednesday to begin a weeklong legislative session that could take up pension reform, legalizing gay marriage…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 21, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Taking the “High Noon” approach to preventing school killings, leaders…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 20, 2012 - Fresh off her unexpectedly strong re-election, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is taking…
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Updated 1:56 p.m. Dec. 20 with information about background checks in IllinoisIt’s perhaps counter intuitive, but when acts of violence shake the nation,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 17, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Taking a stand on a key gun control issue in the wake of Friday’s school…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 16, 2012 - U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., says there’s no question that the Connecticut murders of…
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Illinois legislators are scheduled to go back to Springfield this week to tackle any bills the governor vetoed this year.Of the major legislation the…
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Updated 12:31 p.m. with use of amendatory veto.Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed a statewide ban on assault weapons.The Democrat used his amendatory veto power…