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(Public News Service) — 2021Talks — Senate Republicans block a sweeping voting-rights bill; pandemic continues to take a toll on mental health; White House says U.S. will miss its July 4 target for 70% adult vaccination; Supreme Court rules against NCAA.
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(Public News Service) — 2021Talks — The White House kicks off a Child Tax Credit promotional blitz, Sen. Schumer will call for a debate on election reform, and New York City gives ranked voting a shot for its mayoral primary.
SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- Child well-being in Illinois was looking up in 2019 compared with 2010, but advocates say the full impact of COVID-19 is yet to be seen and has highlighted the need for strong supports. The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book shows 16% of Illinois children were living in poverty prior to the pandemic, down from 2010, and just 4% of children lacked health insurance. But in the last year and a half, many more households […]
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(Public News Service) -- 2021Talks --Â Voting rights groups retrace the Freedom Rides; House Republicans want VP Kamala Harris out as immigration point person; Biden faces backlash from bishops on abortion, and conservative hecklers call former VP Mike Pence a traitor.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (Public News Service) -- Juvenile-justice reform groups say helping young people with work and life-skills training reduces recidivism more effectively than incarceration, and they cite an Illinois program as an example. Curt's Cafe, with locations in Evanston and Highland Park, also connects youth living in at-risk situations with other support services and has received a grant to expand its training curriculum. 'Incarceration is the wrong way to change teens' behavior' Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association of […]
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CHICAGO -- With a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons now in effect, Illinois advocates for peace are renewing conversations about U.S. disarmament policy. A panel discussion with experts took place last week, with a car caravan for peace over the weekend. Not a single nation with nuclear weapons ratified the international agreement, although more than 50 non-nuclear states did. Frustration with lack in nuclear disarmament progress Laura Grego, a senior Global Security Program scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said […]
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SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers have the chance to ensure poverty is never the reason a person stays in jail. The Pretrial Fairness Act has been newly introduced in both chambers and would reform the state's pretrial justice system and end the use of money bond. Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago), who sponsored the bill, said too many people can't afford to pay the bond for their release. And he contends pretrial incarceration stands at the intersection of race, class, and gender. […]
SPRINGFIELD -- New research suggests access to emergency paid leave could help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Supporters of a broader paid-time-off proposal say it's needed in states like Illinois, where there's no such requirement. The study says states with access to emergency paid leave during the crisis have seen 400 fewer COVID cases per day. It was led by Cornell University and the Swiss Economic Institute. Paid-leave group demands Senate vote on House relief bill Dawn Huckelbridge is […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (PNS) -- A new report puts some weight behind arguments that young adults should not be prosecuted in adult court in Illinois. The findings from the Juvenile Law Center confirmed youth incarceration rates have fallen in recent years. Officials are starting to recognize the developmental differences between adolescents and adults. However, incarceration rates haven't declined among young adults, ages 18 to 24. Goodjoint: Let's raise the age of juvenile court above 18 Katrina Goodjoint, staff attorney for the Juvenile Law […]
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