He hopes to run the bill through November’s veto session to have it in place by Jan. 1, when the new legislature goes into session, he said. Representatives from three local social service agencies — The Arc of the Quad-Cities, Illinois-Iowa Center for …
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A Round Lake letter to the editor: For several weeks we have received fliers in the mail almost daily about 62nd District state Rep. Sam Yingling.
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Letter: Tricia Sweeney cares about Child Care Assistance Program
Rockford Register Star I’ve been a child care provider here in Rockford for 12 years. I look after kids ranging from infants to 11 years of age so that their parents can go to work and support their families. Most, but not all of these families rely on the Child Care … |
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Your legislators at work
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette Monday, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed another bill with a local link — HB 6200, sponsored by Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana), — which cuts the cost of prison phone calls. We asked TOM KACICH for an update on the status of other locally sponsored legislation … |
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A new law capping the cost of prison phone calls is one way Illinois can take on criminal justice reform. That’s according to Democratic State Representative Carol Ammons. She sponsored the measure signed by Governor Bruce Rauner Monday. It caps those calls at 7-cents a minute, cutting the rate by more than half. She sponsored a bill limiting the cost of these calls to seven cents per minute, cutting the average rate by more than half. Ammons’ bill is one of five recently signed by Governor Bruce Rauner at an adult transition center in Chicago. There, she told the story of a woman who couldn’t call her parents while they were incarcerated. “And during that stay, she was unable to connect with them, because her grandmother, who struggled to raise the two children who were left behind, could not afford the phone calls, that cost them an enormous amount, the choice was food or phone," she said. "We know that in order for people to truly gain their lives back, and contribute to society,
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SEIU Healthcare Illinois Endorses Candidates in Southern Illinois Legislative Races
WSIU A union of healthcare, child care, home care and nursing home workers is endorsing democratic candidates in five southern Illinois legislative races. In the Illinois House, SEIU Healthcare Illinois is endorsing Marsha Griffin in the 115th district … |
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This is an investment in Illinois’ children and industry.” SB 2975 allows school districts to apply for grants to fund a portion of agriculture educators’ salary and incentives which can reach larger amounts for new agriculture education programs.
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Rep. Scherer sponsors legislation aimed at Child Sex Predators
WAND DECATUR – State Representative Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) sponsors legislation to end the statute of limitations involving sex crimes against minors under 18. Scherer says, "These young victims have to carry these experiences with them the rest of their … |
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