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Members of the military move to a new base every few years. Some in the service are not re-enlisting because they don’t want to constantly uproot their families. The Department of Defense is considering whether the moving policy is still a good idea.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) signed on as co-sponsor of U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for Illinoisans and all Americans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act would require Medicare plans and private group or individual plans to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. This legislation would lower costs for insulin users and save money for hardworking Americans—many who are paying exorbitantly from their own pockets for insulin and other diabetic treatments. According to one estimate , diabetics spend close to $6,000 annually on insulin alone. This is all while costs for insulin are going up and manufacturers of the drug are pocketing more revenue from insulin sales than in prior decades. “Every time I hear from an Illinoisan who is facing the unbearable decision of either paying for their—or their child’s—lifesaving

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On March 4, Lobby Boxer headlined at the Sinkhole, alongside fellow DIY emo-punk legends Inches From Glory and Dialogue.

On March 4, Lobby Boxer headlined at the Sinkhole, alongside fellow DIY emo-punk legends Inches From Glory and Dialogue.

Residents, officials heard the latest on contamination in West Lake Landfill: "There’s no boundary. They’re finding radioactive waste all over this site.”

Besarta "Bessa" Asani sees it all the time: A guest will come into her Warson Woods restaurant, order a drink, then an appetizer, and linger for a bit.

Besarta "Bessa" Asani sees it all the time: A guest will come into her Warson Woods restaurant, order a drink, then an appetizer, and linger for a bit.

Medical schools across the country are increasingly reckoning with the need to teach the intersection of climate change and health.

Just 3 percent of the world's cities had an average air quality reading that met WHO standards in 2021.

54 million acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management aren’t meeting the agency’s own land-health standards.

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett kicks off a 36-date North American tour leg with a two-show engagement this Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The trek, dubbed…

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Geographic inequality is one of the forces tearing our democracy apart, but it’s one that we can fix.

TEARING THE TICKETS: Sometimes, so it seems, logic and common sense rear their heads and stare long enough to make bureaucracy blink.

The Missouri Senate’s schisms were ripped open Wednesday as the fate of the state’s congressional maps hung in limbo.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson held her own during the Texas senator’s bizarre show-and-tell over teaching American history.

The benefits fossil fuel companies derived from COVID relief created the dynamic in the industry we see today.

Top fiscal board approves $87 million capital improvements bill funded mainly by federal aid.

Every March for Women’s History Month, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) asks this seemingly straightforward question: Can you name five women artists? A few well-known names may come to mind—perhaps you thought of Georgia O’Keefe, Grandma Moses, or Frida Kahlo. But could you name five? NMWA found that many people couldn’t! …

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The plan has the support of the Cardinals and Blues.

Backers say slashing the tax rate would help families during a time of high inflation.