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'With cases rising, you want to protect yourself, especially if you are not feeling well or believe you may have been exposed,' said Judith Persichilli, New Jersey's health commissioner.
Disaster recovery spending for major flood events in the United States is at an all-time high. Yet research examining equity in disaster assistance increasingly shows that recovery funding underserves vulnerable populations. Based on a review of academic and grey literature, this article synthesizes empirical knowledge of population disparities in access to flood disaster assistance and outcomes during disaster recovery. The results identify renters, low-income households, and racial and ethnic minorities as populations that most face barriers accessing federal assistance and experience advers...
State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) laments that Illinois’ runaway pension debt amounts to the state finally being forced to pay for years of recklessness.
An analysis shows that before the infusion of federal COVID dollars, Illinois was one of eight states where sp...
Illinois is one of 8 states that failed to amass enough revenue to cover expenses