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News from July 2023

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Illinois Freedom Caucus: ‘The only person whose finances are doing better in Joe Biden's America is his son, Hunter’

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

The Illinois Freedom Caucus is slamming the first family just after first son Hunter Biden received a plea bargain deal for tax and gun charges.

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Illinois Freedom Caucus: ‘We have seen the wreckage of Governor Pritzker's emergency powers here in Illinois’

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

The Illinois Freedom Caucus is pushing back against the Uniform Law Commission which would standardize emergency powers for state executives.

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508 people in 75-84 age group in Illinois are estimated to have died during week ending June 17

By Prairie State Wire | Jul 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 508 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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In Southern Illinois, Duckworth Commemorates Juneteenth

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

Ahead of Monday’s Juneteenth holiday, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) celebrated and honored the holiday in Carbondale.

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Duckworth Blasts Republican Effort to Strip Servicemembers of Their Reproductive Rights in Upcoming NDAA

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth—member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years—condemned Republican efforts to overturn an existing Department of Defense policy that allows servicemembers to seek the care they need and protects their reproductive rights.

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Gov. Pritzker's Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision to Allow Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

Throughout its 234-year legacy, the court has repeatedly had the opportunity to lead on the right side of history. Sometimes it has embraced that mantle of courage; but in its darkest hours, it has pushed civil rights to the wayside in the name of a retrograde agenda. Not yet ten years out from Obergefell, this court has turned its back on its mandate to protect the civil rights of all Americans.

Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board met June 2

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Jul 4, 2023

Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board met Friday, June 2

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Durbin Meets With March Fourth To Discuss Gun Violence Prevention Efforts

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with members of March Fourth, a gun violence prevention organization that was founded in the aftermath of the Highland Park shooting on July 4, 2022.

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Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Rejecting Affirmative Action In College Admissions

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina:

Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, Significant Disproportionality Subcommittee met June 1

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Jul 4, 2023

Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities, Significant Disproportionality Subcommittee met Thursday, June 1

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Higher property tax revenue in Illinois during Q2 2023

By Prairie State Wire | Jul 3, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $19 million in property tax revenue for Illinois, an 18.8% increase from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Illinois introduces sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit program

By Prairie State Wire | Jul 3, 2023

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sold to or used by an air common carrier in Illinois will earn a sustainable aviation fuel purchase credit (SAFPC) from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2032.

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CDC estimates 391 people in 65-74 age group in Illinois died during week ending June 17

By Prairie State Wire | Jul 3, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 391 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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After Securing More Than $18 Million in Federal Funding, Duckworth, Durbin Break Ground on Southern Illinois Multimodal Station

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined Amtrak and local leaders to break ground on the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station (SIMMS). Duckworth and Durbin helped secure a total of $18.3 million in federal funding for this project and have been long-time champions of the project.

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Duckworth Joins Markey, Hirono in Re-Introducing Legislation to Codify Right to Contraception, Safeguard 60 Years of Settled Precedent

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in re-introducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception—which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its Griswold v. Connecticut decision.

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Consumer Alert*** Attorney General Raoul Warns Residents To Be On Alert For Storm-Related Repair Scams

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

Following severe storms in Illinois on Thursday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul today warned Illinois residents to be on alert for scammers looking to exploit homeowners and business owners who may need repairs from storm-related damage.

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Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action

Illinois State Board of Education, North Chicago Independent Authority met May 23

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Jul 3, 2023

Illinois State Board of Education, North Chicago Independent Authority met Tuesday, May 23

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Durbin, Duckworth Applaud Nomination Of April Perry To Serve As U.S. Attorney For The Northern District Of Illinois

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after the White House announced its intent to nominate April Perry to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.

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Durbin Delivers Remarks On “Bidenomics” & Democratic Efforts To Grow The Middle Class

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered remarks before President Joe Biden’s address touting “Bidenomics” in Chicago.