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Chicago Tribune: Despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s focus on abortion rights, prospects dimming for special legislative session before November election
The prospect of state lawmakers returning to Springfield before the November election for a special session to expand protections for reproductive health care in Illinois appear to be dimming, even as abortion providers and advocates push Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to come to their aid. Pritzker, who has made his support for abortion a […]
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Daily Herald: We need more scientists guiding climate policy
When we see a nice beach and revel at its enduring beauty, it’s easy to forget that a beach is made up of trillions of individual grains of sand. These grains of sand are tiny parts of what were once larger stones. In some of today’s issues we can fail to see the individual […]
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ENDORSEMENTS: U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Endorse Bill Foster
Naperville, IL – Today, the Foster for Congress campaign announced that Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) is endorsed by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). “It’s critical that we do all that we can to keep Bill Foster in Congress,” said Senator Durbin. “It is a source of pride for Illinois that we are […]
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Chicago Tribune: U.S. labor secretary, Illinois Democrats in Congress laud pro-union legislation ahead of November election
A little more than two months before Election Day, several local congressional Democrats joined the U.S. secretary of labor in Chicago on Thursday to tout the Biden administration’s efforts to help blue-collar workers and retirees while rallying union support as Illinois prepares to vote on a referendum that would guarantee employees the right to organize […]
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