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Stava-Murray Passes Bill Improving Protections for Libraries

May 22, 2024 | Stava-Murray

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In response to a spike in the rate of threats made against libraries and librarians, state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray has passed a bill to boost the safety of Illinois libraries and ensure that people who make threats or false reports can be held...

Vella Pushes Quantum Computing Incentive Plan, Underscores Economic Potential

May 22, 2024 | Vella

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As part of continuing efforts to create jobs and attract robust economic investment, state Rep. Dave Vella, D-Rockford, passed a bipartisan state incentive plan Wednesday that aims to make Illinois a national leader in quantum computing....

Yang Rohr Passes Bill Protecting Kids from AI-Based Cyberbullying

May 22, 2024 | Yang Rohr

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, is ensuring school districts are prepared to properly address a growing form of cyberbullying in which sexually explicit imagery generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is used to bully, intimidate and...

Avelar Passes Bill Protecting Lifesaving Reproductive Care in Illinois

May 22, 2024 | Avelar

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill passed by state Rep. Dagmara ‘Dee’ Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, passed out of the House proactively protects women’s right to life-saving care from any further attacks on women’s health by the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court. “In...

Vella, Rashid Pass Legislation Empowering Manufactured Park Residents

May 21, 2024 | Rashid

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Dave Vella, D-Loves Park, and state Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, D-Bridgeview, passed legislation that would empower mobile home residents by providing them the right of first refusal to purchase the land their homes sit on when a sale is...

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