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Illinois Labor and Human Rights Leaders Applaud Passage of the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act (SB3649)

Silence DoGood -
The Worker Freedom of Speech Act is designed to prohibit employers from threatening, disciplining, firing, or otherwise retaliating against workers who refuse to attend mandatory workplace meetings focused on communicating opinions on political or religious matters. #ilga #speech
Politics

Hundreds of bills pass, including changes to state’s biometric data privacy law

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Many of the measures will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker, including a bill that changes how damages accrue under Illinois’ first-in-the-nation biometric data privacy law. #illinois
Community

Rep. Rita Joins Local Leaders as Park District Takes Over Tinley Park Mental Health Center Site for Recreation Destination

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Rita also helped ensure $15 million was included in the state budget to clean up the property and prepare it for the Park District to take over. #tinleypark
Politics

Pritzker to Mull Tightening Fiscal Landscape in Budget Address This Week

Jerry Nowicki | Capitol News Illinois -
Pritzker’s only bipartisan budget came during his first year in office – when a massive infrastructure package garnered dozens of GOP votes and helped create goodwill for some House Republicans to vote for the budget. #budgetaddress #illinois #pritzker
Community

Illinois’ Scholarship Tax Credit Program Comes to an End

Kevin Bessler | The Center Square -
Opponents of the Invest in Kids program claimed that it took away funding from public education... #publiceducation #schoolchoice #investinkids
Politics

Speaker Welch Introduces Legislation to Make Illinois Among the First States to Allow Legislative Staff to Unionize

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The legislation comes after roughly 20 members of the Speaker’s staff requested voluntary recognition as a union by Welch after their petition was denied by the Labor Relations Board... #union
Community

Fiscal Year 2024 Higher Education State Budget is Largest in Decades

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The increase to MAP funding by $100 million takes another giant step toward ensuring higher education is affordable for students across Illinois... #highereducation
Politics

As Leaders Extend Session With Budget Unfinished, Several Sweeping Last-Minute Bills Surface

Hannah Meisel, Jerry Nowicki, Nika Schoonover & Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois -
Both chambers will be back on Wednesday and Thursday, while the House has scheduled Friday session as well. #ilga #budget
Politics

House Passes Bill to Bar Officials Convicted of Corruption From Holding Public Office

Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois -
Former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich was barred from running for state or local office in Illinois after his impeachment in 2009, but the ban was specific to him. #corruption
Community

Assistant Minority Leader Haas Provides Update on Supporting Women & Families Working Group, Urges Action on Legislation to Help Mothers & Families Health

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Black women were also about three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related condition as white women... #pregnancy
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