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Media contact: Jessica Terlikowski
Tel. 312-334-0931
Email: [email protected]
International Female Condom Film Contest Announces Winners
The Four Winning Entries Debuted at the Women Deliver 2013 Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Pathfinder International’s short film about two young activists in...
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Media contact: Ramon Gardenhire
Tel. 301-379-3024
Email: [email protected]
Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Illinois House
AFC Urges Illinois Senate to Act Swiftly before Session Ends
SPRINGFIELD – On May 27, the Illinois House of Representatives voted 63-55 to pass a key measure that will expand Medicaid...
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HIV BUDGET CENTRAL
What’s going on in Illinois? … On March 6th, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn proposed a budget for 2014 that would reduce state funding for HIV/AIDS services from $26 million to $21 million, a 16 percent cut. However, thanks to your advocacy , the Illinois General Assembly overturned Governor Quinn's proposed cuts, restoring $3.25 million for a total of...
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Media contact: Ramon Gardenhire
Tel. 301-379-3024
Email: [email protected]
Illinois Senate Passes Bill to Repeal HIV Student Notification Law
AFC Applauds Senate, Encourages Governor to Sign HB 61
SPRINGFIELD —The Illinois Senate passed HB 61 today, amending the Illinois Communicable Disease Prevention...
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By John Peller, Vice President of Policy
AFC’s John Peller was invited by State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) to testify in support of SB 26 , which would leverage federal Medicaid funding to cover low-income people, including thousands with HIV. Here’s the testimony John delivered.
Good morning, Madam Chair and members...
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Media contact: Ramon Gardenhire
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Illinois Senate Passes Bill for Comprehensive Sexual Health Education
Landmark Measure Heads to Governor for Signature
The Illinois Senate today...
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What's AFC up to in Springfield? 2013 Legislative Session Update
AFC works hard in Springfield to enact sound HIV/AIDS policies. This year, with the help of advocates like you, we passed all three of our target bills! Read more about these bills below.
Current Issues (more information after the jump):
SB 26 - Medicaid for Low-Income,...
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ACLU-IL , AFC , and Planned Parenthood Support Landmark Measure
Media contact for ACLU-IL: Edwin Yohnka (312-201-9740, ext. 305 / [email protected])
Media contact for AFC: Ramon Gardenhire (301-379-3024 / [email protected])
Media contact for Planned Parenthood: Lara Philipps (312-592-6820 / [email protected])
The Illinois House of...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) applauds President Barack Obama’s 2014 fiscal year budget proposal, which preserves federal funding for essential AIDS-related care, prevention and housing services and dismantles the harmful discretionary funding cuts known as “sequestration.”
“Under sequestration, low-income Americans will experience devastating cuts in health...
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A bill for comprehensive sexual health education in Illinois (HB 2675) moved out of House Human Services committee on March 13 by a vote of 9-6 and awaits a full House vote.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is part of a statewide partnership that has been advocating heavily for this legislation for four years.
“We’ve lobbied on it, engaged lawmakers, written...
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