WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), on Monday, visited the White House to attend President Biden’s signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Rep. Kelly voted to pass the historic legislation earlier this month.
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House passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
The White House had something big to celebrate this past weekend after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sending it to President Biden to be signed into law.
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Pritzker pledges $250 million for communities hardest hit by gun violence
Joined by legislators, stakeholders, and community leaders, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday declared gun violence a public health crisis and announced support for a $250 million state investment over the next three years to implement the Reimagine Public Safety plan, a data-driven and community-based violence prevention initiative.
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Barriers faced by area job seekers continue
From retail sales jobs that pay an average hourly wage of nearly $14 to supervisors of production and operating workers positions with hourly average wages of more than $30, employment positions totaling 22,111 were available throughout the region in September, according to statistics from the Workforce Investment Board of Will County.
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Pritzker announces $327 million in Household Assistance Available for low-income families in Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker today joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and community partners to announce $327 million in Help Illinois Families assistance now available through the Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG). The program offers expanded services to support Illinois’ most vulnerable residents with rent, utilities, food and other household expenses regardless of immigration status.
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Voter access – a priority for Will County
While Senate Democrats edged closer to an agreement this week on new voting rights legislation, 18 states have enacted 30 laws to make it harder for Americans to vote, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Faster Vote by Mail counting system coming soon to Will County
Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry announce recently that the Will County Board has unanimously approved $1.9 million in funding to purchase equipment to automate her office’s growing Vote By Mail program.
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COMMENTARY: 100 Days of Biden-Harris
NNPA NEWSWIRE – I see the $6 trillion price tag on the Biden legislation as more of an investment than simple spending. A better-educated workforce earns more money, pays more taxes. A healthier workforce means less absenteeism, more efficiency, and productivity. Quality childcare means more women in the workforce —millions of women left in the wake of COVID. The investment makes sense to build our labor force back better.
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The American Rescue Plan Provides Relief for Small Businesses
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Rescue Plan will “devote $1 trillion toward building a bridge to economic recovery for working families, including those who work for small businesses; and provide critical support to communities that are struggling in the wake of the pandemic.”
