State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Ill.)
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30 state lawmakers, including Currie, Stratton, Soto, leaving office
The Illinois General Assembly will see 30 lawmakers not return, including Reps. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago), Juliana Stratton (D-Chicago) and Cynthia Soto (D-Chicago).
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Currie's decision not to run again is sign of coming doom for Democrats, GOP says
House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie's (D-Chicago) departure from the General Assembly is not only a telling sign of the downward spiral of Illinois Democrats but a sad indication that the party is still blind to the troubles manifested by House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), the Illinois Republican Party said after Currie's announcement on Thursday to not seek-re-election.
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Destitute Illinois ponders state taxpayer funding of abortions
A measure that would have Illinois taxpayers fund abortions for all 3.1 million Medicaid recipients and 77,000 state employees is under consideration by the Illinois legislature.