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Yang Rohr: No Student Should be Hit at School as a Form of Punishment

Apr 23, 2024 | Yang Rohr

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, passed a bipartisan measure banning the use of physical punishment as a form of discipline in every school across the state. “There is no time or place in which a student should feel physically unsafe at...

Faver Dias Advances Healthcare Measure to Expand Rights of Parents with Seriously Ill Children

Apr 23, 2024 | Faver Dias

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Laura Faver Dias, D-Grayslake, is continuing to fight for families with her measure to guarantee extra days of leave for the parents of children in the neonatal intensive care unit, which recently passed the House with strong bipartisan...

Benton Bill Expanding Turkey Hunting Accessibility Unanimously Passes House

Apr 23, 2024 | Benton

PLAINFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is making turkey hunting easier and more accessible by passing legislation through the Illinois House of Representatives to expand the range of firearms that can be used to hunt wild turkey. “For many...

Rep. Sharon Chung Passes Bill Allowing Colleges, Educators to Work Together to Expand Benefits

Apr 23, 2024 | Chung

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is ensuring fair employee rights to educators and other higher education employees by passing legislation that affirms that higher education employees can receive compensation and benefits beyond what is...

Gordon-Booth Backs Plan to Protect Recording Artists from AI Deepfakes

Apr 23, 2024 | Gordon-Booth

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A proposal supported by state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, would protect recording artists from nonconsensual, artificially created (“AI” or “deepfake”) media intended for commercial sale without the original artist’s approval. “As AI...

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