Attorney General Raoul announces $56 million settlement with pharmacy benefit manager Springfield, IL) - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a more than $56 million settlement with the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the United States.
Pritzker Administration Announces $350 Thousand Partnership with Women Employed to Boost Wages for Women (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) today announced a $350,000 partnership with Women Employed to inform low-income women across Illinois, in particular low-wage women of color, about pay equity and pay transparency standards.
Bipartisan Illinois Future of Work Task Force launches, tackling workforce challenges ahead (Chicago, IL) - Convened by Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic and Republican legislative leadership and powered by a bold agenda to confront unprecedented challenges facing Illinois’ workforce in the coming decade, the bipartisan Illinois Future of Work Task Force held its first meeting today at Olive-Harvey College on Chicago’s South Side
Wallace "Gator" Bradley endorses JB Pritzker in upcoming race (Chicago, IL) - Because it was brought to my attention that in Illinois, Pritzker has signed off on nearly every part of the national Democratic platform, from raising the minimum wage to a massive infrastructure bill (Pritzker calls it the Rebuild Illinois plan) to clean-energy legislation and legalizing cannabis
OpEd: Senator Patrick Joyce (September 2021) - When it was time, we stepped up to get the job done for all those who help keep the lights on every day.
Illinois to invest over $40 million in workforce training (Springfield, IL) - Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and youth who are particularly at risk of violence.
Gov. Pritzker Announces Five Appointments to Illinois Authorities, Boards, Councils and Commissions (Springfield, IL) - Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration