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Duckworth, Thune, Cohen, Stauber Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Air Travel for Passengers with Wheelchairs

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 16, 2023

.With disability-related complaints regarding air travel up 50 percent in the last year, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and John Thune (R-SD), along with U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Pete Stauber (R-MN-08), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve air travel for passengers with disabilities, notably passengers who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

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Fayette Avenue project in Effingham begins May 30

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 15, 2023

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the first phase will begin May 30 on the $21.8 million Fayette Avenue reconstruction and widening, a critical safety and capacity project through Effingham that languished for years before coming to life under Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program.

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Durbin Joins In Introduction Of The Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Kids Online Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.

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Duckworth Joins Booker, Gomez in Reintroducing Bicameral Legislation to Promote Equitable Access to Public Lands

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) to reintroduce the Transit to Trails Act, legislation that would provide equitable access to parks, green spaces and public lands and waters.

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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Supreme Court Ethics Reform

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Supreme Court Ethics Reform.”

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Duckworth on Mother’s Day: Cap Child Care Costs to Strengthen Economy & Enable Working Families to Succeed

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), the first person to give birth while serving in the U.S. Senate, joined CNN’s State of the Union this Mother’s Day morning to discuss what working moms need to succeed and what our nation should be doing to help them.

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Durbin, Duckworth, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation Opening The Courthouse Doors To Consumers, Workers

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a group of 34 Senators in introducing legislation to stop the use of unfair forced arbitration clauses, which are widely used to limit Americans’ access to justice.

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Duckworth Introduces Bill to Expand Cyber Coordination with More Partners Across Southeast Asia

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Southeast Asia Partnership Expansion Act, legislation to expand the current list of partner countries who qualify for participation in the Department of Defense’s ongoing pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners.

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Analysis: Illinois among 25 states affiliated with 'hyper-partisan' voter data group, study finds

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 12, 2023

Illinois is among 25 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Prairie State Wire found.

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Duckworth, Durbin Lead Illinois Delegation Members Supporting New Medical Research Hub Being Located in Chicagoland

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) led members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation underscoring their support for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services locating the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s (ARPA-H) Hub No. 3 in the Chicagoland area.

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Durbin, Graham, Grassley Meet With ICC Chief Prosecutor

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 12, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), met with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to receive an update on its investigation into the atrocities being committed in Ukraine.

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DPH Reports No Illinois Counties at an Elevated Community Level for COVID-19

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 12, 2023

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that the CDC is reporting that all counties in the state are a Low Community Level for COVID-19 this week. This comes after four counties were listed at Medium Community Level last week. No counties were at High Level this week for the seventh straight week.

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Duckworth Statement on Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill Approval by Commerce Committee

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 11, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement after supporting the Committee’s approval of the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023, sending it to the full Senate for consideration.

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Durbin Blasts Republican Budget Cuts, Questions National Institutes Of Health About Treating Trauma, Mental Illness In Youth

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 11, 2023

. U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today participated in a subcommittee hearing entitled “A Review of the President’s FY 2024 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).”

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Gov. Pritzker Announces $15 Million in Funding for Community Revitalization

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 11, 2023

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced $15 million in available grant funding to support affordable housing and community revitalization efforts across the state.

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Duckworth, Durbin Announce Federal Funds for Strategic Economic Planning in Southern Illinois

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 10, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $210,000 in federal funding to help create jobs and encourage economic development throughout Southern Illinois.

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Durbin Slams Proposed Republican Budget Cuts That Would Devastate Medical Research

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 10, 2023

On May 10, 2023, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate ALS Caucus, delivered a speech on the Senate floor about the importance of robust federal funding for medical research to advance treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS.

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Nomination Deadline Approaching for Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame Awards

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 10, 2023

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is reminding residents of the upcoming June 1 nomination deadline for the Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame awards, open to adults aged 65 and older who excel in the categories of community service, education, performance and/or graphic arts, and the labor force.

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Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement After Federal Appeals Court Grants Emergency Stay In Protect Illinois Communities Act Lawsuit

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 10, 2023

 Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after a judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit granted an emergency motion to stay a Southern District of Illinois’ preliminary injunction order in Barnett et al. v. Raoul and Kelly.

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ILGOP: ‘This guilty verdict is a reflection on every House Democrat who enabled Former Speaker Madigan’

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 10, 2023

The Illinois Republican Party is calling out Democratic leaders for supporting former House Speaker Michael Madigan despite clear evidence of wrongdoing tied to his position atop the legislative body.