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Tag: race issues

Perspectives on Progress: Demmer says GOP willing to listen to police reform proposals

Perspectives on Progress: Demmer says GOP willing to listen to police reform proposals

— July 2, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — As the Black Lives Matter protests continue in Illinois and throughout the nation, many observers have noticed something that sets the current wave of demonstrations…

  • Perspectives on Progress: Davis says filing legislation is a tool to force difficult conversations

    Perspectives on Progress: Davis says filing legislation is a tool to force difficult conversations

    — June 30, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — For veteran state Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, filing legislation is often a way to start a conversation about racial justice in the Illinois General Assembly. “As…

  • Perspectives on Progress: Meyers-Martin says police reform, societal ‘attitude’ change needed

    Perspectives on Progress: Meyers-Martin says police reform, societal ‘attitude’ change needed

    — June 27, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin said her summer plans include identifying police reforms that will reduce officers’ use of force. It is “fortunate,” the Olympia Fields…

  • Perspectives on Progress: West says listen to the ‘unheard’

    Perspectives on Progress: West says listen to the ‘unheard’

    — June 23, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD – In the wake of the protests and violence that have beset many communities in Illinois, state Rep. Maurice West says he thinks it’s time for everyone to listen to the…

  • Perspectives on Progress: Tarver urges ‘candid,’ ‘honest’ conversations

    Perspectives on Progress: Tarver urges ‘candid,’ ‘honest’ conversations

    — June 21, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Daily demonstrations held across Illinois and the U.S. calling for an end to systemic racism are bittersweet, according to state Rep. Curtis Tarver. Public outcry after…

  • Perspectives on Progress: Collins to focus on equity in banking

    Perspectives on Progress: Collins to focus on equity in banking

    — June 28, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed a commission to investigate the causes of race riots in the U.S. and to offer recommendations for the future. While its full…

  • Perspectives on Progress: Greenwood calls for reinvesting in black communities

    Perspectives on Progress: Greenwood calls for reinvesting in black communities

    — June 26, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — The St. Louis metropolitan area is no stranger to racial tension. In 2014, the Missouri-side suburb of Ferguson was rocked by protests and riots when an African American…

  • Perspectives on Progress: Evans says police conversation should be about ‘bad individuals’

    Perspectives on Progress: Evans says police conversation should be about ‘bad individuals’

    — June 22, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Rep. Marcus Evans would like to see the conversation around policing in the U.S. and Illinois focus on “bad individuals” using police powers wrongly, rather than…

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