Governor JB Pritzker expects ICE operations in Chicago to mirror recent federal action in Los Angeles, while a federal judge ruled Trump’s troop deployment to L.A. illegal, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is prepared to take legal action if federal officials take unconstitutional actions.
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Budget Bill strips healthcare from 330,000, increases costs for Working Families
The Trump-Congressional Republicans’ budget bill will increase ACA premiums by 75% for working families, cut Medicaid coverage for 330,000 Illinoisans, and raise out-of-pocket expenses for Medicaid enrollees, ultimately threatening the healthcare system and economy of the state.
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ACA record-breaking enrollment as Trump administration may repeal key provisions to coverage
The Biden-Harris Administration has reached a record-breaking enrollment of nearly 24 million Americans in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace for 2025, doubling enrollment since President Biden took office.
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How’s Joe Biden Doing?
It’s been about a year since Joe Biden took office as President, and though it’s still too early to draw firm conclusions about his performance, it’s not too early to discern some trends. Especially in light of how Biden positioned himself in the 2020 campaign and, I believe, how he still sees himself: as a centrist and a moderate who […]
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Cedric Richmond Issues Blistering Voting Rights Attack Against GOP, Trump
NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, who served as Louisiana’s representative in the U.S. House for a decade before assuming his current role as the White House Office of Public Engagement Director, said during a Zoom gathering of reporters, that voting rights are the “bedrock of democracy.” The post Cedric Richmond Issues […]
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Cedric Richmond Issues Blistering Voting Rights Attack Against GOP, Trump
NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, who served as Louisiana’s representative in the U.S. House for a decade before assuming his current role as the White House Office of Public Engagement Director, said during a Zoom gathering of reporters, that voting rights are the “bedrock of democracy.”
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Analysis: The Best Thing Donald Trump Has Done in Years
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s not clear whether Trump defending vaccines is even enough to change the minds of some of his most ardent supporters. The former President was booed earlier this week when he acknowledged he had received a booster and the issue has, for many of the unvaccinated, been turned in a political matter rather than a public health one.
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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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COMMENTARY: Always Right to Fight!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After the horrific murders of some of our Asian sisters in Georgia, the press started asking whether or not the Black community would align with them to stop the senseless racist attacks against them spurred on by Trump and his merry band of White Supremacists. It was devastating to me to read many of the social media responses and sickening to hear them among friends and family.
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Milestone Voting and Ethics Legislation
NNPA NEWSWIRE — House Resolution 1 – the “For the People Act of 2021” – counts as a strong rebuke and counterbalance to voting restrictions considered or enacted in various Republican-led states across the country. It restricts partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts and nullifies obstacles for voters.
