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Governor Calls Special Session Next Week
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State legislators were called into special session
Wednesday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, marking the start of another fiscal
year without a budget.Blagojevich wants the General Assembly to pass several sweeping revenue bills
that would pump an estimated $1.5 billion into the budget. One bill, SB790,
would give the governor broad authority to “sweep” dedicated and special funds,
said Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau director of state legislation.Blagojevich outlined his intentions in a ...
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IFB® News
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January-June 2008 Wettest on Record in Illinois
Monthly statewide precipitation has been above
average every month in the first half of 2008, resulting in the wettest
January-June ...
4th of July Market Closings
Trading of CME Group
Livestock, Grain and Oilseed
futures and options will close at regular hours on Thursday, July 3.
Electronic ...
AFBF: Food Prices Up, Except for Cheese and Eggs
Retail food prices at the supermarket increased
in the second quarter of 2008, according to the latest AFBF
Marketbasket Survey. The ...
Pork Acquisitions in the News
China's Cofco Ltd. agreed to buy 4.95 percent of Smithfield Foods Inc., the
world's largest pork processor, paving the way for possible ...
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Illinois Farm Bureau in Action
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QuickView: What's Happening in Springfield for You
CASE IH Offers Financial Aid for Flood Victims
IFB Hosts Equine Roundtable
IFB Posts Flood Photos
IFB Hosted Meeting to Address Transportation
2008 Regional Farm Talk Meetings
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