Assistant Senate Majority Leader Linda Holmes talks about #WomensEqualityDay, from achieving voting rights to pursuing equal pay and affordable health care access. She defines her role as a leader and how she works to empower women to be fairly represented in public service and all walks of life.

Get the latest news from the past week in Springfield and around the state from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus when you listen to this edition of The Majority Report.

State Senators Christopher Belt and Doris Turner discuss the importance of after school programming for Illinois’ youth, as well as their own experiences – including a surprising revelation about Senator Turner’s musical tastes – in this episode of the Sound of the State.

Get updates on investments in Illinois communities, public safety, transportation, and improved healthcare options for seniors in this episode of the News Brief.

State Senator Patricia Van Pelt discusses recent efforts to reduce the backlog of DNA kit processing requests with the Illinois State Police, in this episode of the Sound of the State.

State Senator Robert Peters discusses legislative efforts to make the State Capitol and other State of Illinois facilities across the state more accessible to all, in this episode of the Sound of the State.

State Senator Laura Murphy, along with advocates for library accessibility in Illinois, discuss efforts taken to increase access to libraries in the state for children, in this episode of the Sound of the State.

Featured in this edition of the News Brief are State Senators Omar Aquino, Michael Hastings, and Laura Fine, addressing gun legislation and the new 9-8-8 crisis hotline.

State Senator Laura Fine and David Albert, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Mental Health at the Illinois Department of Human Services, discuss the new 9-8-8 crisis hotline, in this episode of the Sound of the State.