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Posts tagged Illinois Farm Bureau
Monarch butterflies' countdown to extinction
Trump administration puts off decision on endangered species, intends to keep counting dwindling numbers
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Ted CoxMonarch Butterflies, Donald Trump, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Act, Endangered Species, American Farm Bureau Federation, Zippy Duvall, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Monarch Project, Iris Caldwell, Joe Biden
Rep. Mah: Springfield partisan divide exaggerated, but not on taxes
Fair Tax failure could lead to tax hike combined with new exemptions
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Ted CoxTheresa Mah, Illinois Political Divide, Urban vs. Rural, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, COVID-19 Relief, Coronavirus Relief, Earned Income Tax Credit, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, Tammy Duckworth, Pat Quinn, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Illinois Farm Bureau, Adopt-a-Legislator
Daily Debunk: Most farmers gain in Fair Tax
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability debunks resistance from Illinois Farm Bureau
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farms, Allison Flanagan, Illinois Corporate Tax
Pritzker boosts broadband across state
First round of $50M grants more than doubled by matches; guv says need ‘has never been more urgent’ in pandemic
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Ted CoxRural Broadband, Illinois Rural Broadband, J.B. Pritzker, Connect Illinois, Geneseo Communications, Olson Acres Farms, Illinois Farm Bureau, Richard Guebert Jr., Mike McClain, Michael Negron, Andy Manar, John Connor
Illinois Monarch Project launches website
20-year revival plan has role for everyone, from farmers to city gardeners, as ‘every milkweed stem counts’
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Ted CoxIllinois Monarch Project, Illinois Farm Bureau, National Pollinator Week, Monarch Butterflies, Donald Trump, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Soybean Association, Illinois Milk Producers, Illinois Pork Producers Association, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IEPA, Monarch Watch
Perdue to farmers: No more trade bailouts
USDA secretary expects China trade resumption, despite delays caused by coronavirus outbreak
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Ted CoxFarm Market Facilitation Program, Sonny Perdue, Donald Trump, Trump Trade War, USDA, Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, USMCA, Illinois Farm Bureau, Richard Guebert Jr., Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol
Farm Bureau prez renews call for trade, not aid
Trump trade war reduces Ill. soybean exports to a third of level three years ago
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Richard Guebert Jr., Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Trade, Illinois Soybean Growers, Illinois Soybeans, Trump Trade War, Trump Farm Bailouts, Trump Farm Handouts, Farm Market Facilitation Program
One-third of U.S. living paycheck to paycheck
Even $100,000 earners find themselves chasing payday as household debt, health costs rise
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Ted CoxU.S. Workers, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Salary Finance, Donald Trump, Wilbert Van Der Klaauw, Dan Macklin, Affordable Care Act, Mike Doherty, Illinois Farm Bureau, Harish Patel, Economic Security for Illinois
UIUC adds solar farm to South Farms
Sol Systems project will triple university’s renewable energy, while adding habitat for bees, pollinators
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Ted CoxUIUC, Sol Systems, Illinois Bees, Illinois Butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Illinois Monarch Project, University of Illinois South Farms, Prairieland Energy, University of Illinois Swine Research Center, Illinois Solar Energy, Solar Farms, Robert Jones, Andrew Gilligan, Sol Customer Solutions, Capital Dynamics, Bee Campus USA, Illinois Farm Bureau
Durbin, Bustos rip Trump on ethanol
Senator says new EPA rule is ‘watered down,’ congresswoman calls it ‘complete failure’ for farmers
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Ted CoxCheri Bustos, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Ethanol, Illinois Biofuels, Renewable Fuel Standard, EPA, Donald Trump, Robin Hanna, Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University, Illinois Farm Bureau
U.S. House approves new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact
Schakowsky touts drug concessions, Garcia casts only Ill. vote against
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Ted CoxUSMCA, NAFTA, Jan Schakowsky, Cheri Bustos, Richard Guebert Jr., Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Illinois Farm Bureau, Trump Trade War, Robin Kelly, Adam Kinzinger
IFB prez calls for free trade
But speech at annual Illinois Farm Bureau meeting also attacks ‘green initiative,’ Pritzker fair tax
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Ted CoxRichard Guebert Jr., Illinois Farm Bureau, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Climate Change, Donald Trump, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, US-China Business Council, EPA, Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Biofuels, Waters of the United States
Betrayed farmers lobby EPA for ethanol
IFB VP decries ‘classic bait and switch,’ says, ‘The rules have changed and now rural America is losing’
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Ted CoxIllinois Farm Bureau, EPA, Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol, Donald Trump, Renewable Fuel Standard, Brian Duncan, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Tammy Duckworth, Rodney Davis, Adam Nielsen
Corn, soybean prices take hit with latest USDA estimates
Soybeans expected to ‘shrug this off a lot faster than corn’
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Farmers cheer Trump biofuel concessions
Corn, soybean farmers greet proposal as Rep. Davis presses for details
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Ted CoxIllinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Growers, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Biofuels, Illinois Ethanol, Ethanol Waivers, Donald Trump, EPA, USDA, Rodney Davis, Richard Guebert Jr., Doug Schroeder, Ted Mottaz
Lobbying farmers searching for a 'win'
Leaders to Washington group gets little good news in D.C. on trade, ethanol waivers
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Adam Kinzinger, Leaders to Washington, Illinois Farm Bureau, Trump Trade War, Illinois Ethanol, Ethanol Waivers, Tammy Duckworth, Nancy Pelosi, Illinois Soybeans, Illinois Corn, Dan Basse, Julie Newhouse, Sonny Perdue, Robert Benson, Matthew Herberling
To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review
Farmers said, ‘Enough,’ the drumbeat for impeachment pounded, bills were signed into law, and Scabby the Rat faced off against Trump
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Scabby the Rat, Vose's Korndogs, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, USDA, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Capital Bill, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Funding, Paraeducators, Ameya Pawar, Universal Basic Income, Jan Schakowsky, Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Bill Brady, Better Government Association, BGA, EPA
Perdue tries to calm farmers on trade
Ag secretary pushes Mexico-Canada deal, reasserts support for ethanol
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Melvin Price, Illinois Farm Bureau, USMCA, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Trade, Nancy Pelosi
Farmers to Trump: 'Enough is enough'
Illinois Farm Bureau joins Tariffs Hurt the Heartland campaign in urging end to trade war
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Ted CoxIllinois Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau Federation, Zippy Duvall, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Soybean Growers, Illinois Corn Growers, USDA, Brian Grete
Feds declare statewide agricultural disaster
All 102 counties designated; Pritzker welcomes federal emergency resources
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, USDA, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farm Disaster, John Sullivan, USDA Crop Progress, Illinois Corn, Illinois Soybeans, Jeff Guillander, Illinois Agriculture
