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Representative
Yarbrough in the News |
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Governor Quinn Signs
Legislation to Help
Prevent Dog Fighting
eNews Park Forest
Karen Yarbrough
(D-Broadview) and
Sen. Kimberly
Lightford
(D-Westchester),
amends the Criminal
Code of 1961 to
impose greater
penalties to
individuals found
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Ensuring
Success in
School Task
Force
Releases
Final Report
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The Ensuring
Success in
School Task
Force,
created by a
bill
introduced
by Rep.
Yarbrough
and passed
into law in
2007, has
just
released its
final report
to the
Illinois
General
Assembly.
The report
examines
barriers to
school
completion
faced by
elementary
and
secondary
students who
are parents,
expectant
parents, or
survivors of
domestic or
sexual
violence,
and makes
recommendations
for how to
support
these
students so
they can
stay in
school, stay
safe while
in school,
and
successfully
complete
their
education.
Read the
report
here or
download the
individual
components
separately:
the
executive
summary,
the
report
itself, and
the
appendix.
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Lawmakers may let
schools adopt 4-day
week
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Daily Herald
Associated Press
The rural Jamaica
School District in
eastern Illinois
spent $380,000 on
transportation two
years ago -- 9
percent of its
budget and more than
twice the percentage
the average Illinois
district spent.
Read the story at
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=372545 |
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Social justice
advocate honored
Published:
12:00
AM Apr 8,2010
Longtime Maywood
resident and
supporter of social
justice Joan
Reichenbacher Elbert
was recently
diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer.
Rep. Karen
Yarbrough, D-7th of
Maywood, held a
tribute in her honor
on March 14. "I
didn't live... |
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Advocates: Bring
back prisoner early
release
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Daily Herald
Associated Press
Prison reform
advocates offered
ideas Monday on ways
to cut costs and
curb recidivism,
including
reinstating two
controversial early
release programs
that Gov. Pat Quinn
halted late last
year.
Read the story at
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=376303
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Anti-smoking
group says public
supports cigarette
tax hike
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By Timothy Magaw
Daily Herald Staff
A new poll
commissioned by a
leading anti-smoking
group suggests that
74 percent of
Illinoisans support
a proposal that
would increase
cigarette taxes by a
dollar, which
lawmakers project
could bring the
state almost $300
million in new
revenue.
Read the story at
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=373538 |
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Illinois House
Approves Gay,
Trans-Inclusive
Anti-Bullying Bill
On Top Magazine
The measure was
sponsored by Senator
Kimberly A.
Lightford in the
Senate and
Representative
Karen A.
Yarbrough in the
House. Both
lawmakers are
Democrats. ... |
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State Dems propose
major cuts
Chicago Daily Herald
Karen Yarbrough said
an income-tax
increase was
"probably the most
effective way to get
us out of this
mess." Pointing to
other proposals
calling for an ... |
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Quinn not boxing
himself in on budget
as lawmakers return
to Capitol
Chicago Tribune
... go over well in
Springfield, but the
ideas represent a
good start. "These
are first steps,"
said Rep. Karen
Yarbrough,
D-Maywood. "We're
not finished yet." |
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Suggested Illinois
cuts: Schools,
health premiums,
contractors ...
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Karen Yarbrough,
D-Broadview, one of
the group members.
That sentiment may
be a welcome one
after watching the
Legislature for
months ducking the
biggest ... |
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ABC7Chicago.com
Ill. Dems call for
more cuts in budget
ABC7Chicago.com
Karen Yarbrough,
(D) Broadview. Some
of the lawmakers at
Monday's news
conference did not
rule out supporting
some kind of tax
increase in the
future. ... |
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American Lung
Association pushes
for Illinois
cigarette tax
increase
Quad City Times
Karen Yarbrough,
D-Maywood, to push
for a $1 increase in
the cigarette tax.
(Quad-City Times
file photo)
SPRINGFIELD — On the
same day the
American Lung ...
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Illinois cigarette
tax back on
lawmakers' radar
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Karen Yarbrough,
D-Chicago, says she
plans to reintroduce
a $1 tax on
cigarettes this
legislative session.
The proposal adds 50
cents to the price
of each ... |
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American Lung
Association Grades
Illinois, Cigarette
Ta...
MyStateline.com
Democratic State
Representative
Karen Yarbrough,
of Chicago said she
wants to increase
the tax to a
dollar-98 per pack.
The American Lung
Association said
... |
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American Lung
Association & State
Rep. Yarbrough
Release Tobacco
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NewsReleaseWire.com
(press release)
Springfield, IL
(January 12, 2010) –
The American Lung
Association in
Illinois today
partnered with
Illinois State
Representative
Karen Yarbrough
(D-7) to ... |
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American Lung
Association pushes
for Illinois
cigarette tax
increase
Quad City Times
Karen Yarbrough,
D-Maywood, to push
an increase in the
cigarette tax by $1.
Currently, the state
tax adds 98 cents to
the cost of a pack
of smokes. ... |
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Anti-smoking group
pushes for higher
cigarette tax
Murphysboro American
Karen Yarbrough,
D-Maywood, is
teaming with the
association to again
push to increase the
cigarette tax by $1
a pack, to $1.98 per
pack. ... |
