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CHICAGO – Rejecting funding that mandates abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) instead secured $8.1 million under a new federal program for comprehensive sex education for schools and community programs. The U.S. Dept.

Many HIV advocates jumped for joy on July 30 when Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced that he had restored most of the state’s HIV budget cuts.  And when I say most, I mean 97.4 percent!  In a year when lawmakers entertained budget cuts as deep as 50 percent, this was welcome news.  But budget cuts are coming, and YOU need to take action to make sure cuts are f

On July 16, more than two weeks after the beginning of the new state fiscal year, the Illinois General Assembly sent Governor Pat Quinn a state budget plan that largely avoids massive social service funding cuts.  Governor Quinn almost immediately signed the bills into law.

Coalition Supports Quinn’s Veto Pledge
No vacation for lawmakers until they pass 12-month budget that is morally and fiscally responsible, group says

Over the next six weeks, the Illinois General Assembly will decide how to close a $12 billion deficit.  Governor Quinn’s proposed budget appropriates $630,000 less for essential HIV-related care, housing, and prevention programs. <