Jun 11, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Working to ensure Illinoisans seeking behavioral healthcare are protected from unlicensed providers, including deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, championed a measure cracking down on phony and...
Jun 9, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is fighting to keep guns out of the wrong hands, protect children from accidental shootings and track lost and stolen firearms by passing a new ‘safe storage’ bill through the House and Senate. “Keeping...
Jun 9, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, finished the Spring 2025 legislative session with progress passing a fiscally responsible budget, advancing new reforms on property taxes, securing equitable criminal justice and easing of unnecessary...
May 29, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, condemned the Trump Administration’s proposed sweeping cuts to Medicaid and other healthcare assistance measures to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy with her support of a formal resolution opposing these cuts...
Feb 20, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, responded to the budget address on Wednesday by prioritizing high-quality education and cost cutting for working families: “I’m committed to fighting for the priorities of 50th district families in our State...
Feb 18, 2025 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, condemned the cruel, destructive and unlawful orders President Donald Trump has issued during his first weeks in office, passing a series of formal resolutions aimed at calling out Trump’s extremism and...