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Conroy Leads on Health Services, Women’s Rights and Tax Relief during Legislative Session

Jun 4, 2019 | Conroy

“The balanced budget I voted for this year includes our full pension payment, spending to pay down the backlog of bills and funding for our schools, healthcare and social services. This successful spending plan is a huge step towards repairing the long-lasting damage...

Ramirez Leads Progressive Reforms During Her First Session

Jun 1, 2019 | Ramirez

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– During her first session in the Illinois General Assembly, state Rep. Delia C. Ramirez, D-Chicago, supported numerous progressive reforms aimed at eliminating homelessness, strengthening women’s rights, raising the minimum wage, promoting equality...

Moeller Champions Lower Taxes on Middle Class, Secures Abortion Rights and Equal Pay, Supports Affordable Health Care

Jun 1, 2019 | Moeller

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, took steps towards building a stronger Illinois through her work passing the Fair Tax amendment, which relieved the tax burden on the middle-class; fighting for reproductive health and equal pay legislation to...

Didech Fights for Tax Relief; Secures Gun Safety Reform; Stands for Women’s Rights in First Session

Jun 1, 2019 | Didech

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to building a stronger Illinois, state Rep. Daniel Didech, D-Buffalo Grove, worked to move our state toward a fairer tax system by holding the line on middle-class taxes, as well as to empower taxpayers to reduce the size of government...

Gong-Gershowitz Supports Reproductive Rights, Condemns Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Health Care Access

Apr 12, 2019 | Gong-Gershowitz

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A resolution backed by state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview, defends women’s reproductive rights by calling on the federal government to restore funding to women’s health clinics.“The federal government is taking every chance to push...

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