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Rep. Cassidy to Attend White House Panel on Reproductive Rights

Jun 14, 2023 | Cassidy

CHICAGO – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, will attend the White House’s State Legislative Convening on Reproductive Rights online tomorrow where she will join with legislators from (states) as a panelist discussing protections for patients and providers, focusing...

New House Plan Would Strengthen Reproductive Freedoms in Illinois

Jan 5, 2023 | Cassidy

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Recognizing that states are the last line of defense in a post-Dobbs environment, the House Reproductive Health and the Dobbs Decision Working Group, led by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, unveiled a plan Thursday that would strengthen and expand...

Blue Room Press Conference Today: Reproductive Health Working Group introduces Proposal

Jan 5, 2023 | Cassidy

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Leading stakeholders and the House Reproductive Health and the Dobbs Decision Working Group, led by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, will unveil their proposal today to expand and strengthen state reproductive freedoms in the wake of the Dobbs...

Cassidy Introduces TExAS Act, Creates New Civil Penalties on Rapists and Abusers

Sep 14, 2021 | Cassidy

CHICAGO – Today, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, filed HB 4146, the TExAS Act (The Expanding Abortion Services Act). The TExAS Act seeks to affirm the steps Illinois has taken to ensure that our state remains a place where the full range of reproductive health...

House Budget Chairs: Budget Address a First Step to Addressing Illinois’ Challenges

Feb 20, 2019 | Arroyo, Budget, Cassidy, Ford, Gabel, Mayfield, Rita

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House appropriation committee chairs Luis Arroyo, Kelly Cassidy, La Shawn K. Ford, Robyn Gabel, Rita Mayfield and Robert ‘Bob’ Rita released the following statement Wednesday following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address: “Governor Pritzker’s...

Cassidy: Proud to Have Foxx’s Support on Legalized Cannabis

Jan 24, 2019 | Cassidy

CHICAGO – State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, issued the following statement Thursday after Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx announced her support for Cassidy’s proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis in Illinois: “I would like to thank State’s Attorney...

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