SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation that would raise the state’s minimum wage and provide Illinois workers with an increase in income. “I will not stop fighting for a livable wage until there is economic justice for...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – During an Appropriations-Public Safety Committee hearing last week, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, expressed the necessity of restoring funding to the CeaseFire program to fellow lawmakers. The program plays a major role in countering violence...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation that would expand women’s access to comprehensive health care by allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraceptive medicine. “There is a great deal of uncertainty among women across the country...
CHICAGO – Concerned about the continued legal status of abortion in Illinois, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is supporting legislation that would ensure that a woman has the right to have a safe and legal abortion in Illinois, even if the 1973 Roe vs. Wade...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is advocating for measures that would provide working families with financial relief with the aim to reduce crime and improve the economic climate of low-income communities. “Many people resort to crime because...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation to give more working families access to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which was severely cut by Gov. Rauner in 2015. “CCAP helps many families with their children’s needs and...