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May 30, 2018
State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, released the following statement in response to the passage of a balanced budget plan by the Illinois Senate:
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May 29, 2018
AQUINO MEASURE PROMOTING "DUTCH REACH" TO PROTECT CYCLISTS PASSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The “Dutch Reach” method of opening a vehicle door would be included in the Illinois Secretary of State’s Rules of the Road publication under legislation advanced out of the Illinois General Assembly today by State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicag
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May 24, 2018
AQUINO MEASURE TO GATHER CLASSROOM DATA, SET REDUCED CLASS SIZE GOALS PASSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY
In order to improve the state’s ability to study class sizes, school districts in Illinois would be required to report various sets of classroom data to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) under legislation advanced out of the Illinois Sen
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May 23, 2018
AQUINO MEASURE TO EXPAND VOTING ACCESS AND EDUCATION IN COUNTY JAILS PASSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Inmates in Illinois county jails who have not been convicted of a crime would be guaranteed an opportunity to vote under legislation advanced out of the Illinois Senate today by State Senator Omar Aquino (D-Chicago).
