“The central goal of the consent decree was to bring down force against community members and especially community members of color and that is not happening.” #thecentersquare #chicagopolice #blackresidents
Providers warn that recent actions by pharmaceutical manufacturers restricting how and where discounted medications can be dispensed are threatening the program, forcing hospitals and clinics to make difficult choices and putting patient care at risk in urban, suburban, and rural communities. #healthcare #drug #pricing
Pierce framed the strike as consistent with an “America First” approach to foreign policy, arguing that decisive action was required to preserve stability in the region. #trump #iran #politics
“As we see the events in Iran unfold, we know that by agreeing to be silent as part of their terms of enslavement, Donna Miller has paved the road to war for the United States,” Preston said. #iran #aipac #politics
“He voted to fund ICE, he voted to thank ICE, and he’s spent a decade cozying up to the same MAGA forces he claims he’ll fight against. Illinoisans deserve better than special interests trying to put their thumb on the scale of this race.” #pac #politics
On Feb. 26, student voters alone surpassed the weeklong total from those early voting sites — a milestone county officials say highlights the program’s immediate impact. #earlyvoting #students #cookcounty
The commission released the report during the 100th anniversary year of Black History Month, noting the legacy of historian Carter G. Woodson, who founded Negro History Week in 1926. #landmark #report
An independent panel selected the 10 recipients from 68 applicants. Each organization received up to $20,000, the maximum grant amount. #grants #nonprofits
“It’s hard to believe, but when we pay our monthly bills we are bankrolling utility memberships in trade associations that push the utilities’ anti-consumer agenda,” Mah said. #utilities #lawmakers #consumer