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Ratepayers could see payouts under new class action suit against ComEd
This Sept. 6, 2013 photo, shows Brian Malloy, a senior energy technician for Commonwealth Edison, replacing a standard electricity meter…
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Suicides a concern in Illinois during COVID-19 pandemic
In this Aug. 11, 2019 file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo The Center Square Madigan political funds brings in $550,000 …
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Op-Ed: To reform policing, Illinois must rehabilitate its errant labor laws
Thousands of people gather for the Chicago March for Justice in honor of George Floyd at Chicago’s Union Park Saturday,…
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Op-Ed: Illinois can’t fight the COVID-19 nursing home crisis alone, Congress must act
A patient is loaded into an ambulance by emergency medical workers April 17, 2020, outside Cobble Hill Health Center in…
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Illinois Commerce Commission chair accused of conflict of interest in heading ComEd hearing
The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo By Cole Lauterbach (The Center Square) – The head of the…
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Unemployment taxes could put state in better shape, Georgia appropriations leader says
Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, talks to the media Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Georgia state…
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New Hampshire education commissioner doesn’t expect to need statewide remote instruction
New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut is seen Jan. 31, 2017, in Concord, N.H. Elise Amendola / AP photo By…
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New Hampshire to restrict water pollutant far beyond EPA guidelines
gorodphoto / Shutterstock.com By Kyla Ashbury (The Center Square) – Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill into law recently that puts…
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More than $25 billion federal COVID-19 relief funds have come to Tennessee
Judy Goldie, owner of Trendy Pieces clothing store, dresses a mannequin in the front window as her store reopens Wednesday,…
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Tennessee schools to reopen with safety requirements, state aid
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee answers questions concerning the state’s response to the coronavirus Monday, March 16, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.…
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Education association wants remote learning for schools in counties with higher cases of COVID-19
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addesses steps the state is taking to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, March…
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Republicans act to remove Householder as House speaker
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder Julie Carr Smyth | AP By Todd DeFeo (The Center Square) – Republicans are working…
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Maine loggers hope for federal relief amid COVID-19 economic downturn
A logging truck travels April 16, 2020, through Jay, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty / AP photo By Sarah Downey (The…
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Maine ranks 18th highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Maine came in 18th highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on growth,…
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Pennsylvania health official speaks out against transphobic attacks
Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine addresses the media on July 28, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Media Services By…
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Pennsylvania nursing homes meet universal testing deadline
Robert Hoetink | Shutterstock.com By Christen Smith (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania public health officials said Tuesday some 693 nursing homes…
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Restaurateurs rebuke state’s pandemic restrictions, plead for assistance
Additional outdoor seating extends into the street outside of Mike’s Beer Bar on the Northside of Pittsburgh on Sunday July…
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Pennsylvania ranks 22nd highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania came in 22nd highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on growth,…
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Erie biodiesel plant hopes to raise profile of alternative energy in Pennsylvania
The Erie-based Hero BX converts discarded vegetable oil, animal fat and restaurant grease into 50 million gallons of renewable biodiesel…
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Virginia sending $644.6 million to local governments in second round of CARES Act payments
Cityscape of Arlington, the second-largest city in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Shutterstock.com By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) –…
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Whitmer: States need additional federal funds to battle COVID-19
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asks for more federal aid to battle the COVID-19 pandemic on July 28, 2020. Image courtesy of…
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Opioid overdoses rise in state during coronavirus pandemic
A fire medic shows a box containing Naloxone Hydrochloride. The drug commonly called Narcan is used primarily to treat narcotic…
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Parents choosing new forms of education in uncertain school year
Shutterstock photo By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – Some parents are pursuing new forms of education after frustration that…
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Florida lawsuits challenging local mask mandates not gaining traction in court
An employee wearing a protective face covering (right) monitors the flow of customers Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at an Apple…
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As COVID-19 cases force Miami baseball team to suspend season, Cuomo invites MLB to stage more games in New York
Healthcare worker Dante Hills (left) passes paperwork to a woman in a vehicle July 27, 2020, at a COVID-19 testing site…
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N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut add three more states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, to quarantine list
Arriving travelers walk by a sign in the baggage claim area of Terminal B on June 25, 2020, at LaGuardia Airport…
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Federal panel could consolidate Florida business interruption claims into class action suit
Shutterstock photo By John Haughey (The Center Square) – So many COVID-19 business interruption lawsuits have been filed against insurers across…
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Cuomo seeks to position New York as key source of wind power
Tom Buysse / Shutterstock.com By John Suayan (The Center Square) – At the direction of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state of…
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