Springfield News
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OCT 20, 2020
Sterling Initiatives CEO Jeffrey Sterling encouraged a panel of lawmakers on Monday to take a “comprehensive” approach to address disparities in Illinois’ health care system.
Safety net hospitals in Illinois provide a critical function and must get help from the state or risk further deepening the health care divide that exists in underserved communities, advocates and health executives told lawmakers Monday. -
OCT 19, 2020
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OCT 16, 2020
Sheila Sutton was one of several panelists who encouraged Illinois lawmakers Thursday to overhaul appraisals as part of efforts to address equity in lending and homeownership.
The system by which banks and public appraisers value homes in Illinois is antiquated and should be restructured as part of a broader effort to improve equity in homeownership, a panel of lawmakers were told Thursday. -
OCT 15, 2020
Sen. Sue Rezin, Ed Wehmer, Daniel Biss, Quentin Fulks and Greg Baise participated in a virtual forum Wednesday on Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal
Making their closing arguments as voters head to the polls, advocates for Gov. JB Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal on Wednesday argued the plan would kickstart efforts to address Illinois’ fiscal woes while opponents said it would give the General Assembly unfettered power to increase taxes in the future.
Rep. Monica Bristow (D-Godfrey) (left) faces Republican Amy Elik in House District 111
