Education pillar of Black Caucus’ legislative agenda improvements to Pritzker, financial, unlawful justice elements nevertheless being considered
Over time running away before the following General Assembly is sworn in, the Illinois home passed the Legislative Ebony Caucus’ sweeping financial equity agenda Tuesday, per day after lawmakers delivered the caucus’ education measure to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk.
The Ebony Caucus’ controversial unlawful justice package had yet to go up to a vote at the time of Tuesday night.
The financial part of the plan authorized by the home includes measures that seek to avoid companies from discriminating against individuals with police records, expand usage of state agreements for minority-owned companies, females and folks with disabilities, and clamp down on payday advances. (more…)