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K-12 advocates join calls for infrastructure spending K-12 advocates join calls for infrastructure spending

K-12 advocates join calls for infrastructure spending

A group of K-12 education representatives on Tuesday added to the chorus of calls for a statewide capital infrastructure bill that goes beyond road and bridge projects. At a Capitol press event, the group detailed infrastructure needs at school districts across the state, appearing in front of poster boards with images of outdated and dilapidated Illinois school facilities. 

Senate passes coal ash removal guidelines Senate passes coal ash removal guidelines

Senate passes coal ash removal guidelines

The Illinois Senate advanced a bill Thursday that is aimed at ensuring safe closure of toxic coal ash pits left behind by power plants.  “When you burn coal to produce power, there’s a byproduct called coal ash,” Champaign Democrat Scott Bennett, the bill’s sponsor, said. 

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