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Today, the Pritzker administration announced that the state’s Medicaid program will begin covering gender affirming surgeries for members under new policies being established.
A recent media investigation looked at the past five years of Inspector General reports on the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and found 35 employees had actions taken against them for either falsifying information or falsely testifying in court.
Earlier today, the full Illinois Senate voted to approve Senate Bill 1786 - the License to Work Act - which would eliminate driver’s license suspension as a penalty for most non-moving violations.
Earlier today, religious leaders held a press conference in Springfield and shared inaccurate claims on the proposed reproductive health legislation currently being debated.
Today, Governor JB Pritzker announced that Marc D. Smith will be his nominee to lead the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and called for a thorough review of the agency.
Earlier today, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090.