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Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Department Of Transportation For Implementing Key Provisions Of Their Protecting Roadside First Responders Act

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for implementing a key provision of their Protecting Roadside First Responders Act by proposing a rule to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) on all new light and heavy vehicles.

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Durbin, Menendez, Booker Lead Oversight Effort To Hold Companies Accountable For Contracting With Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Which Unlawfully Employed Migrant Child Labor

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 4, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), alongside several Senate colleagues, sent letters to nine companies that contracted with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI), which the Department of Labor (DOL) found was unlawfully employing migrant child labor at these host companies’ facilities.

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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Immigrant Workers, Agriculture, And Need For Immigration Reform

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 4, 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, “From Farm to Table: Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done.”

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Durbin Joins NAFSA Annual Conference To Talk About Study Abroad Programs And Immigration

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 3, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined NAFSA: Association of International Educators for its annual conference to discuss his longstanding support for international education opportunities for Americans, as well as making an American education more accessible to international students seeking higher education.

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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Immigrant Workers, Agriculture, And Need For Immigration Reform

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 3, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “From Farm to Table: Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done.”

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Illinois Chamber of Commerce President passes away: 'His departure leaves such a void in Illinois'

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 2, 2023

CEO and President of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Todd Maisch passed away on Thursday, June 1, at the age of 57.

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Durbin: Chief Justice Roberts Should Strengthen Supreme Court Ethics Standards Before The Court’s Summer Recess

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 2, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the need for stronger Supreme Court ethics standards before the Court recesses for the summer.

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Durbin, Luján, Risch, And Blackburn Announce New Senate National Labs Caucus

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 2, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), James Risch, (R-ID) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today announced the creation of a new Senate National Labs Caucus.

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ICYMI: Durbin, Whitehouse Sent Follow Up Letter To Harlan Crow Seeking Full Information On Gifts, Travel, And Access Given To Supreme Court Justices

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

Last Friday, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, sent a follow up letter to Republican megadonor Harlan Crow seeking to identify the full extent of Mr. Crow’s gifts of travel and lodging to Justice Clarence Thomas

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Durbin Releases Plan To Address Health Care Workforce Shortages In Rural Illinois

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a news conference with Illinois health care leaders to release his “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce.”

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Attorney General Raoul Continues Push To Protect Public From Dangers Of Highly Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, issued comments supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to set enforceable drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals. PFAS are a class of highly toxic and environmentally persistent chemicals that pose serious threats to public health and communities across Illinois.

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Gov. Pritzker Announces New Manufacturing Facility in Southern Illinois

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

Governor JB Pritzker, Manner Polymers, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today joined local leaders and partners to announce Manner Polymers' new manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon. Known as an industry manufacturing leader in polymer compounds, Manner Polymers' new state-of-the-art Illinois facility will manufacture a wide array of PVC compounds, including automotive PVC compounds for use in electric vehicles (EVs) and components for solar panels.

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ACRU’s Roman: Illinois policy requiring concealed-carry permits 'unconstitutional by nature'

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 1, 2023

The head of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has called Illinois' policy of requiring a permit to carry concealed weapons contrary to the Second Amendment .

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Pompeo on funding being pulled from Invest In Kids: ‘What an insult to Illinois families’

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 31, 2023

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling out Illinois Democrats for not funding the Invest In Kids Tax Scholarship Program.

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Attorney General Raoul Encourages Service Members, Veterans To Participate In Military Rights Webinar Series

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 31, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul is encouraging service members, veterans and their families to participate in a free webinar series to learn about the rights and benefits earned through military service. The Attorney General’s office is hosting the webinars, which began in May during Military Appreciation Month, that continue through June.

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Illinois Housing Development Authority Launches New Program to Support Emerging Housing Developers

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 31, 2023

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board of Directors has approved an award of $5 million to launch the Next Generation Capacity Building Initiative (Next Gen), a new program designed to expand the talent pipeline and increase diversity within the housing development field and related industries.

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Educational Freedom Institute executive director: Illinois politicians who shut down school choice funding are 'a bunch of hypocrites'

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 31, 2023

Corey DeAngelis, executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, called Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch, all Democrats, “a bunch of hypocrites” because the Democratic-majority Illinois legislature did not extend a school-choice funding program, called Invest in Kids, in a May 26 tweet.

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Gov. Pritzker Announces Four Appointments to Boards and Commissions

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 30, 2023

Joseph Kagann will serve as a Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board.* Kagann is a U.S. Army veteran whose extensive background includes information technology, intergovernmental relations, and vendor and inventory control. He currently works as the General Manager for Sky Zone Aurora where oversees daily sales, maintenance projects, and other tasks. In addition to his work at Sky Zone, Kagann was elected as Woodridge Village Clerk and has been serving since 2017. Prior to this, he was an elected Village Trustee for ten years. Kagann has been recognized for his military achievements and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and Army Commendation Award.

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Gov. Pritzker's Statement on the Passage of Illinois' Fifth Balanced Budget

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 29, 2023

"My thanks to Speaker Welch, Leader Jehan Gordon-Booth, and all the members of the House who voted today to advance our fifth balanced budget. This budget reaffirms our shared commitment to fiscal responsibility while making transformative investments in the children and families of Illinois that will be felt for years to come. I look forward to signing this budget making childcare and education more accessible, healthcare more affordable, and our state's business and economic position even stronger."

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Analysis: Illinois one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Prairie State Wire Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Prairie State Wire shows that Illinois is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.