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For supporters, pot legalization is about equity, empowerment For supporters, pot legalization is about equity, empowerment

For supporters, pot legalization is about equity, empowerment

Supporters both in and outside the General Assembly said Thursday that the push to legalize adult recreational marijuana in Illinois has less to do with marijuana and more to do with social justice and equity. Advocates and legislative leaders behind the legalization push, spoke during a Statehouse news conference Thursday
Senate panel advances abortion bill to full chamber Senate panel advances abortion bill to full chamber

Senate panel advances abortion bill to full chamber

It took fewer than 30 minutes of testimony and debate for a panel of state senators to advance a measure overhauling Illinois’ abortion statute to the full chamber Thursday morning. The bill received support from only Democrats. Sen. Melinda Bush, a Democrat from Grayslake and the bill’s sponsor, said she felt “relieved” her colleagues voted to progress the legislation.
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