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A bill sponsored by two area lawmakers would remove a $100,000 cap on compensation for life-changing injuries sustained by soldiers in combat. Representatives Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, and Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, have called the proposed legislation the Taylor Morris Act after an Iowa quadruple amputee. Mr. Morris, a native of Cedar Falls, was a Navy […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Work is inching along toward an agreement on a major legislative package that could help modernize Peoria’s lock and dam, updating the 75-year-old structure for the first time in a quarter-century. Area lawmakers said Wednesday on Capitol Hill that it’s crucial for the House and Senate to work out their differences — […]

Reps. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, met today with about 30 Quad-City community leaders to discuss regional economic issues. The meetings were among a series arranged during a two-day visit to Washington, D.C., that is organized by the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce. Items up for discussion included the Quad-Cities Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Hub, […]

WASHINGTON — Regardless of where on the political food chain you ask — local, state, federal —- the big hurdle Illinois had to cross to qualify for post-tornado aid to local governments from Uncle Sam came from a federal regulation that hobbles larger states. Even after Gov. Pat Quinn’s announcement of a $45 million state […]