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Recent News About Illinois State House Representatives
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Harris: Medicaid bill will 'make access easier and healthcare more affordable'
State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) views Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signing of a new Medicaid omnibus bill as a first step in closing the gap in healthcare disparities between individuals all across the state.
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Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act signed into law; Buckner calls it 'long overdue'
State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) talked about how, SB 2338, the bill he co-authored with state Sen. Napoleon Harris (D-Harvey), brings forth a sense of equality to the state's college athletes.
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Vega Samuel: 'Census data is the only acceptable standard for redistricting'
Griselda Vega Samuel doesn’t see how the latest map redistricting project ever had the chance to bring about the fairness and equity Democrats insist they want to see.
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Muslim leader Sayeed: 'Please don’t vote yes on maps where our voices and our leadership have not been heard'
Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition leader Dr. Dilara Sayeed hopes lawmakers in Springfield come to understand the cries of residents concerned about fair maps for the growing force she believes them to be.
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Community organizer Leonard on redistricting: 'I would have loved to know how the proposal was developed'
Nonprofit Utopia LLC founder Valerie F. Leonard says the ongoing map redistricting process has only left her with more questions about its findings.
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Rabbi Soroka on Democratic-drawn maps: 'We were further split and divided'
Rabbi Shlomo Soroka fears the current map redistricting process is having the complete opposite impact of what its supporters claim it is striving to have.
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Jimenez on Democratic-drawn maps: 'A bunch of colors, a bunch of shapes, but no real markers'
Froylan Jimenez says the website where Democrats uploaded their proposed legislative maps does nothing to answer any of the many questions in the fair maps debate.
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Hearing witness Lasker: This bill is 'a solution in search of a problem where no problem exists'
The Association of Election Commission Officials of Illinois (AECOI) appeared at a House Ethics and Elections Committee hearing last month to show their opposition for a bill that would amend the election code and allow small counties to dissolve their board of election commissioners.
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Redistricting hearing witness Nichols: 'Our democracy is in your hands'
Abigail Nichols was a witness during a recent joint hearing of the House and Senate Redistricting Committee. She made an appeal that legislators should draw maps fairly and suggested that this can be easily done when the Senate and House comply with the state Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.
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Witness on redistricting hearing SmilingCoyote: 'All redistricting must be led by someone with at least an MA in geography'
In a joint Illinois Senate and House hearing on the redistricting process, a witness who is an architect and planning professional conveyed that redrawing the legislative maps of the state of Illinois is not as easy as it sounds.
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Cannabis industry attorney guarantees clients will sue over Ford's marijuana bill
A lawyer specializing in the cannabis industry said his clients will turn to litigation if the "social equity" lottery amendment to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act introduced by state Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) clears the legislature.
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Hernandez: 'House Democrats are committed to transparency and public participation in the redistricting process'
State Rep. Lisa Hernandez (D-Cicero) insists her fellow party members plan to stand by their word when it comes to map redistricting.
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Vega Samuel: We 'really want to facilitate and engage the public' in the mapmaking process
Griselda Vega Samuel wants to make sure Illinois voters are heard in the raging debate over map redistricting.
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Court ruling lets Madigan off the hook
In a ruling on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals decided that former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan could not be punished by the court for "shady" actions that he took while in office.
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Tarver sponsors bill that would grant Illinois lawmakers ‘police powers’
A bill is proposing that state representatives and senators from Illinois be given the authority to perform duties reserved for police officers.
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Dabrowski: A do-over on progressive tax is ironic
Wirepoints president Ted Dabrowski called Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's suggestion to reintroduce a graduated tax ironic.
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Madigan urges hand-picked successor to go
Former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called for his successor, Edward Guerra Kodatt, to step down after less than a week in the position.
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Taxes on Tarver-owned property haven't been paid since 2017
Taxes on property owned by State Rep. Curtis Tarver (D-Chicago) have not been paid since 2017, according to county records.
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Kodatt called by Madigan to step down, resigns
Three days after being handpicked and confirmed as former Speaker Mike Madigan’s replacement, Edward Guerra Kodatt resigned.
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Kodatt — handpicked, called to step down
Illinois State Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt, handpicked by Madigan, replaced by Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar