Apr 7, 2022 | Ammons, Buckner, Collins, Davis, Evans, Flowers, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Greenwood, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Slaughter, Smith, Tarver, Welch, West, Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Upon the historic confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus released the following statement: “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the most impressive, qualified and fair-minded Supreme...
Apr 27, 2021 | Ammons, Buckner, Collins, Davis, Evans, Flowers, Ford, Gordon-Booth, Greenwood, Harper, Jones, Lilly, Mayfield, Meyers-Martin, Nichols, Robinson, Slaughter, Tarver, Welch, West, Williams, J
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus (ILBC) is celebrating the signing of the Illinois Health Care and Human Service Reform Act, a historic measure to address the systemic racial inequalities within the state’s health care system, into law by Gov....
Mar 23, 2021 | Buckner, Davis, Harper, Meyers-Martin, West
CHICAGO — As Illinois works to build an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a slate of reforms spearheaded by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus (ILBC) to expand economic access, equity and opportunity. “These measures...
Feb 19, 2020 | Meyers-Martin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, D-Olympia Fields, issued the following statement after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address on Wednesday: “As we begin a new budget process, we must prepare for the difficult decisions that will need to be made in...
Jan 29, 2020 | Meyers-Martin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, D-Olympia Fields, issued the following statement after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State address on Wednesday: “Today’s address presents an opportunity for legislators to think about what steps we must...
Jun 1, 2019 | Meyers-Martin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, D-Olympia Fields, released the following statement regarding the end of the Illinois General Assembly’s regularly scheduled spring session:“During my first legislative session as a state representative, my...