Joyce Applauds Program to Improve COVID-19 Health Equity Strategies
“The pandemic showed us firsthand the inequity and inequality in our health care system,” said Joyce (D-Essex).
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Senator Joyce: Fully Funding Line-of-Duty Death Benefits is Vital
To support the families of fallen first responders, State Senator Patrick Joyce signed on as a chief co-sponsor to a new state initiative to ensure li…
IL Freedom Caucus Calls for Policy Change to Combat High Unemployment in Illinois
We need to substantially reduce business regulations and make it easier for businesses to get the licensing and permits they need.
OpEd: Why We Should Oppose Bills Like the American Innovation and Choice Online Act
Any prohibition on services promoting their own tools could hinder these valuable services and make it harder for customer to patronize Black-owned bu…
Victory: Judge Rules Pritzker’s Mandates “Moot”
Victory: Judge Rules Pritzker’s Mandates “Moot” (Chicago, IL) — This afternoon, Judge Raylene Grischow dismissed over 100 of defendants from the parent-led lawsuit concerning mask…
President Preckwinkle and County Commissioners Announce $75 Million in Gun Violence Prevention Grants
“Gun violence is not acceptable anywhere, and can never be accepted as normal. We cannot accept children growing up without parents, lost to gun vio…
Three Chicago-Area Residents Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
Three Chicago-Area Residents Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud (Chicago, IL) — Three Chicago-area residents have been indicted on federal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than…
Illinois Freedom Caucus Makes Statement on Pritzker’s Emergency COVID-19 Orders
The response to COVID-19 has failed at every level of the Pritzker administration. The response has been based 100% on political science. He is in the…
OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (May 2022)
Look for more in the coming months on my local visits and ways we are working to deliver for the Southland.
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Study Shows More Equitable Vaccine Coverage Could Have Prevented Over 250 COVID-19 Deaths in Chicago
The team found the initial vaccine rollout did not give priority to some underserved communities, pointing toward disparities in vaccine coverage.
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