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“The Trump administration’s unprecedented and outrageous attack on federal unions last night is clearly retaliatory. #trump

The termination pulls back $125 million in funding for IDPH and 97 local public health departments, which had been allocated by IDPH for the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Disease (ELC) program and other uses. #funding

State Rep. Paul Jacobs, R-Pomona, introduced House Bill 1345 to repeal the Illinois TRUST act and end the state’s sanctuary status. #immigration

Illinois state Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, anticipates diversity, equity and inclusion "privilege walks" will likely continue despite President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning these types of programs in the public sector. #dei

To be really accurate Republicans should be tossing around the characterization of some top Democratic leaders, especially in a nationwide context, as “sociopaths.” #oped

“Environmental justice simply means ensuring the communities most disproportionately impacted by pollution are protected. #epa

I've spent the first weeks of my time in the Illinois House authoring legislation to support students and their educational and career opportunities, but putting money where our priorities are is the surest way to Trump-proof education and create a truly affordable public higher education system in Illinois. #education

By ending this case, the Trump administration is signaling it will not uphold the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a nearly 40-year-old law protecting pregnant patients’ rights to life-saving abortion care. #abortion

Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order entitled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” announced the “termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.” #dei

Among Trump’s actions were the executive order on birthright citizenship, a short-lived freeze on distribution of federal aid and grants, threats of tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China; and the pardon of people convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. #policy