Jan 22, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is demanding politicians are only paid for days they work, backing new legislation that would address recent high-profile instances of politicians resigning amid scandal but still collecting a full month’s...
Jan 21, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is supporting the significance of universal voting rights by backing a resolution to commemorate the efforts of millions of American women who fought for suffrage. “Suffrage finally gave women a fair place in...
Jan 14, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is combatting the use of isolation rooms in Illinois schools, addressing high-profile reports of traumatic disciplinary practices in public schools with new legislation focused on safer forms of correcting...
Jan 14, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is governing the growth and use of artificial intelligence in job interviews by requiring prior warning for applicants before their personal data is compiled by an A.I.-powered program....
Jan 10, 2020 | Hernandez B
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is raising awareness of human trafficking while continuing her work to combat crime across Illinois. “Criminals involved in the involuntary trade of human beings for money, what we call human trafficking,...
Jan 2, 2020 | Hernandez B
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is inviting local residents to help shape her 2020 legislative agenda by sharing ideas for new laws. “It is my main priority as a state representative to make sure that members of our community feel encouraged to...