Catch up on everything that happened Thursday in Springfield - including news from Senate President Don Harmon, and Senators Linda Holmes, Laura Fine, Robert Peters, Laura Ellman, and more - with this edition of the News Brief.

Catch up on work being done in Springfield this week by State Senators Ann Gillespie, Christopher Belt, Melinda Bush, Napoleon Harris III, and others, in this edition of the News Brief from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus.

As we recognize National Social Worker Month in March, Senator Karina Villa discusses the importance of social workers and the job they do in this episode of the Sound of the State podcast.

State Senators Ram Villivalam and Doris Turner discuss the recent visit of the Mobile Museum of Tolerance to Springfield, the importance of the history it covers, and more in this episode of the Sound of the State podcast.

State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) discusses efforts to ease financial burdens for mothers through SB634 in this edition of the Sound of the State podcast.

This week is National School Breakfast Week and this episode with State Senator Christopher Belt includes the importance of nutrition for students in school, legislative measures to provide access to nutritious meals, and more.

Senator Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) and PhD. Candidate Lukas Urbane discuss the role of lawmakers in improving higher education in this episode of the Sound of the State podcast.