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Readers write: Medical assistance in dying, military vaccinations, budget surplus, people in need

Readers write: Medical assistance in dying, military vaccinations, budget surplus, people in need

Review Editor’s Note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters readers online and in print every day. To contribute, click here. ••• In his article, Ross Douthat dangerously links Canada’s evolving and less stringent euthanasia law to historically stringent U.S. laws on physician-assisted dying, misleading the public and lawmakers (“Suicide vs. civilization in Canada”, Opinion Exchange, December …

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

Announced plan to write off $1 billion in unemployment fund debt

Joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced an agreement to rid the state of its unemployment insurance loan debt. The $1.36 billion Unemployment Trust Fund debt will be eliminated through a $1.8 billion contribution of public funds, where the additional $450 million will be an interest-free loan to be …

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