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During a visit in Bloomington-Normal, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said he will not support a version of the farm bill that does not include funding for a federal nutrition program.
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Joe McGraw handily defeated Scott Crowl in the Republican primary for the 17th Congressional District on Tuesday. He faces first-term Democratic congressman Eric Sorensen in the November election.
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Joe McGraw won the Republican primary in the 17th Congressional District of Illinois on Tuesday. The former judge from Rockford defeated Scott Crowl, a Milan area farmer and former union official.
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The two U.S. House members who represent Bloomington-Normal and Peoria split their votes on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen visited with health care providers in the 17th Congressional District to learn about key challenges in the industry. Among his top priorities are expanding access to care and mental health resources for patients and health care workers.
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U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal, said he wants to see the peace process expedited as the Israel-Hamas war passes the two-month mark and the death toll continues to increase.
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The two U.S. House members who represent Bloomington-Normal and Peoria split their votes Tuesday on a continuing resolution that avoids – or at least delays – a government shutdown.
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U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen took a tour Friday night of the Illinois State University campus with interim president Aondover Tarhule and discussed the state of education in central Illinois, and national and international affairs.
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The Ecology Action Center in Normal will get nearly $500,000 in federal grant money to grow more trees and study climate change vulnerabilities in the Bloomington-Normal community.
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Bloomington-Normal has nearly $2.7 million in potential projects included in an appropriations bill that has advanced from a subcommittee to the full appropriations committee in the U.S. House.