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Members of the Clean Slate Illinois Coalition pose with legislative champions after the bill was signed by Governor Pritzker. Every February, Black History Month invites us to reflect on the struggles, victories, and leadership that have shaped this country. It is a time to honor the past, but also to reckon with the present and commit to building a more just future. At ENDPP.ORG , Black history is not something we only reflect on once a year. It lives in our work every day.

Free game most lobbyists would charge you for💡 Rules of Building Winning Legislative Campaigns (From the school of hard lessons under the dome) Rule #1  — Socialize the vision before you introduce the bill. If you’re bringing a new concept for change, the community and key elected leaders should hear it early. You don’t want the first time a legislator learns about your idea to be when the bill is dropped in their lap. Because if they hear it for the first time after introdu

What began in 2012 as a fight for a second chance has grown into a movement to end permanent punishment altogether led by the very people the system once tried to erase.