Senator Hunter questions governor’s priorities
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Friday, the governor announced his plan to eliminate youth employment and violence prevention programs such as Operation CeaseFire along with social services for middle-class and low-income families in Illinois. State Senator Mattie Hunter questioned the governor’s priorities.
“Governor Rauner needs to think about real people instead of political posturing and intimidation tactics. He is cutting services that protect youth and give them opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t have. He is aiming at the middle-class and the low-income families struggling to make ends meet. I don’t know why the governor would make it a priority to hurt working families,” said Hunter, who has challenged the governor since his first announcements of cuts back in February.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen Dems hold LIHEAP hearing Thursday
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Seniors, the disabled and low-income families are at risk for Republican Governor Rauner’s plan to suspend the State Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program which ensures vulnerable citizens have access to affordable energy. In response, Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee Chair Mattie Hunter is holding a hearing at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, in Chicago to address these cuts.
“In the harshest winters and most grueling summers, our most vulnerable families rely upon energy assistance. This is a matter of life or death for some people,” Hunter said.
Hunter creates Grand Jury Review Task Force
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In 2011, wrongful convictions cost Illinois taxpayers $214 million and the falsely accused a combined 926 years in prison. The Illinois Senate approved a good government measure to create transparency in the grand jury process.
“Wrongful convictions erode the public’s trust in our criminal justice system. Transparency is the only way to restore faith in this process,” said State Senator Mattie Hunter, the plan’s sponsor.
Hunter’s new foster care internship aims to reduce homelessness
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In 2011, Illinois had the third largest number of youth in the U.S. who aged out of foster care at 21 percent, according to Northwestern University. The same year, University of Chicago reported that those young people face challenges including unemployment, homelessness and incarceration.
A plan from State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) to create internship opportunities for youth who have aged out of Illinois’ foster care system has passed the Illinois Senate and House.
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