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Midwest Governors Announce Partnership to Coordinate Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Grow Jobs, and Futureproof Regional Commerce (Springfield. IL) - Governors from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin today announced the establishment of a partnership to collaborate on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the Midwest region, signing the Regional Electric Vehicle for the Midwest Memorandum of Understanding (REV Midwest MOU).

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

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.

Supreme Court eviction order extended to coincide with governor’s moratorium (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its order limiting judgements in certain eviction cases to Oct. 3, putting it in line with the governor’s latest executive order.

Sen. Marcus Evans on the passage of his Climate and Equitable Jobs Act

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Pritzker Administration Awards 18 Million in Healthcare Transformation Funds to New Central Illinois Partnership (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has awarded a new central Illinois Healthcare Transformation Collaborative, coined the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, $18 million as part of the inaugural round of Healthcare Transformation funding.

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