Dan Lewis
@danlewisil.bsky.social
Legislative Director @ IDFPR | Prev. IDNR | He/him | All opinions are my own
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The Illinois-based American Academy of Pediatrics and five other prominent medical groups are suing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over changes made to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women.
Illinois-based American Academy of Pediatrics sues Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine changes
The lawsuit alleges that a decision in May to remove COVID-19 vaccines from the federal list of recommended vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women was unlawful.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Illinois-based American Academy of Pediatrics and five other prominent medical groups are suing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over changes made to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women.
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A reminder that AI is not bound by HIPPA nor state privacy laws yet. AI chatbots can literally sell your personal information and trauma details you share with it. There is a major role for state regulation.
May 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A reminder that AI is not bound by HIPPA nor state privacy laws yet. AI chatbots can literally sell your personal information and trauma details you share with it. There is a major role for state regulation.
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Pritzker proposes crackdown on crypto ATMs to address scams, money-laundering
Pritzker proposes crackdown on crypto ATMs to address scams, money-laundering
The governor is expected to use his State of the State address to pitch legislation that would establish a daily limit for transactions on crypto ATMs, cap fees to “prevent predatory charges” and...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Pritzker proposes crackdown on crypto ATMs to address scams, money-laundering
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NEW: Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers strategize to prevent a return of abortion services.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked
Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers…
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February 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers strategize to prevent a return of abortion services.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed a bill on Monday intended to give the state’s health care providers an extra layer of protection to shield them from prosecution in states that ban abortion.
N.Y. Moves to Shield Doctors Who Send Abortion Pills to States With Bans
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical practitioners in New York who prescribe and send abortion pills out of state.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed a bill on Monday intended to give the state’s health care providers an extra layer of protection to shield them from prosecution in states that ban abortion.
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“The bottom line is the same: Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in.”
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Slam RFK Jr. for Ultimate Scam
The progressive senators torched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for making money off of his supposed public health initiatives.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“The bottom line is the same: Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in.”
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Trans and non-binary youth deserve access to gender-affirming care without stigma or barriers.
We're here for you 🏳️⚧️❤️
We're here for you 🏳️⚧️❤️
January 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trans and non-binary youth deserve access to gender-affirming care without stigma or barriers.
We're here for you 🏳️⚧️❤️
We're here for you 🏳️⚧️❤️
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Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. nyti.ms/4h3PF1x
January 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. nyti.ms/4h3PF1x
Come work with me this summer as part of the Michael Curry Summer Internship Program!
January 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Come work with me this summer as part of the Michael Curry Summer Internship Program!
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Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on Chicago’s South Side.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois announces clinic closures amid statewide surge in abortion patients after the fall of Roe.
Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Citing a “financial shortfall,” Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced Wednesday – on the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – that it will be closing four clinics across the state, including one on Chicago’s South Side.
Proud to work for a leader who fights to protect our rights, not take them away.
Roe v. Wade represented a historic step for reproductive freedom.
On what would have been the 52nd anniversary, it reminds us that our progress cannot be taken for granted.
The fight continues — and here in Illinois, we remain ready to help those who need access to care.
On what would have been the 52nd anniversary, it reminds us that our progress cannot be taken for granted.
The fight continues — and here in Illinois, we remain ready to help those who need access to care.
January 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Proud to work for a leader who fights to protect our rights, not take them away.
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill that could subject some doctors who perform abortions to criminal penalties.
Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers
The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate t...
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill that could subject some doctors who perform abortions to criminal penalties.
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Trump ordered key federal health agencies to pause all external communications.
The health agencies' website updates, advisories, and scientific reports provide the public with critical information on a variety of medical issues, including food recalls, infectious diseases and new drug approvals.
The health agencies' website updates, advisories, and scientific reports provide the public with critical information on a variety of medical issues, including food recalls, infectious diseases and new drug approvals.
Trump admin orders federal health agencies to halt communications
They provide the public with key information on topics like food recalls and infectious diseases.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Trump ordered key federal health agencies to pause all external communications.
The health agencies' website updates, advisories, and scientific reports provide the public with critical information on a variety of medical issues, including food recalls, infectious diseases and new drug approvals.
The health agencies' website updates, advisories, and scientific reports provide the public with critical information on a variety of medical issues, including food recalls, infectious diseases and new drug approvals.
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The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.
Trump’s Plan to Leave the WHO Is a Health Disaster
The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.
www.wired.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.
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We’re excited to announce that we’re now accepting applications for four new professional license types. All new applications for licensure are available on our new licensing system, CORE.
Create your account and apply online: idfpr.illinois.gov/core.html
Create your account and apply online: idfpr.illinois.gov/core.html
January 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We’re excited to announce that we’re now accepting applications for four new professional license types. All new applications for licensure are available on our new licensing system, CORE.
Create your account and apply online: idfpr.illinois.gov/core.html
Create your account and apply online: idfpr.illinois.gov/core.html
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Illinois public health officials, pediatricians and experts who study vaccine policy are making preparations for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to take office, after some of his top advisers and appointees have cast doubt on vaccines. www.wbez.org/health-medic...
Here are four takeaways about what could happen to vaccines in Illinois as Donald Trump takes office
Illinois has a high percentage of kids who are vaccinated. Health professionals are bracing for how the new administration could change that.
www.wbez.org
January 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Illinois public health officials, pediatricians and experts who study vaccine policy are making preparations for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to take office, after some of his top advisers and appointees have cast doubt on vaccines. www.wbez.org/health-medic...
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As part of our special series "Four More Years", State Representative Kelly Cassidy gives her take on what protections Illinoisans have and what type of actions might be expected from the federal government in regard to reproductive and transgender care under the new administration.
Four More Years: State Rep. Kelly Cassidy discusses Illinois protections for reproductive, transg...
YouTube video by Illinois Public Media
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January 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As part of our special series "Four More Years", State Representative Kelly Cassidy gives her take on what protections Illinoisans have and what type of actions might be expected from the federal government in regard to reproductive and transgender care under the new administration.
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There is no reproductive freedom without access to healthcare for women and new mothers. The Birth Equity Initiative helps ensure that every woman, no matter her circumstances, has the right to a healthy and safe pregnancy. abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-...
Gov. Pritzker signs Illinois birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law Monday that expands insurance coverage during and after pregnancy with the goal of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates, especially for Black Illinoisans.
abc7chicago.com
December 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
There is no reproductive freedom without access to healthcare for women and new mothers. The Birth Equity Initiative helps ensure that every woman, no matter her circumstances, has the right to a healthy and safe pregnancy. abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-...
Really wish this one had been a finalist. Love the design and the backstory.
You'll see reinterpreted versions of the sunrise from the state seal in many of my favorites. It's a powerful, attractive piece of existing state iconography that lends well to repurposing.
December 28, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Really wish this one had been a finalist. Love the design and the backstory.
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According to a new report, doctors in abortion ban states described hospital lawyers who:
•“Refused to meet” with them for months.
•Were hard to reach during “life or death” situations.
•Offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law.
•“Refused to meet” with them for months.
•Were hard to reach during “life or death” situations.
•Offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law.
Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise Doctors on How to Treat Patients Under Abortion Bans
Doctors described hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to reach during “life or death” situations and offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law, according…
propub.li
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
According to a new report, doctors in abortion ban states described hospital lawyers who:
•“Refused to meet” with them for months.
•Were hard to reach during “life or death” situations.
•Offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law.
•“Refused to meet” with them for months.
•Were hard to reach during “life or death” situations.
•Offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law.
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How much are U.S. healthcare costs rising? The answer is: a lot. National healthcare spending increased 7.5% year over year in 2023, much faster than the year before
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Read more: https://trib.al/NjisRyI
December 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
How much are U.S. healthcare costs rising? The answer is: a lot. National healthcare spending increased 7.5% year over year in 2023, much faster than the year before
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Read more: https://trib.al/NjisRyI
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Read more: https://trib.al/NjisRyI
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On Friday, Texas AG Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against a New York doctor that will — directly or indirectly — serve as a challenge to New York's abortion shield law. www.lawdork.com/p/texas-ag-p...
Texas A.G. Paxton sues New York doctor over medication abortion allegations
A Law Dork Q&A on this new front in the anti-abortion movement. The litigation also will serve as a challenge — directly or indirectly — to New York's abortion shield law.
www.lawdork.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:28 PM
On Friday, Texas AG Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against a New York doctor that will — directly or indirectly — serve as a challenge to New York's abortion shield law. www.lawdork.com/p/texas-ag-p...
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Lina Khan’s FTC has passed a sorely needed ban on junk fees. But it won’t come into effect until she—and President Biden—is long gone.
FTC’s Lina Khan Changes Everything With Ban on Hidden Junk Fees
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a game-changing ban on junk fees for things like hotels and concert tickets.
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Lina Khan’s FTC has passed a sorely needed ban on junk fees. But it won’t come into effect until she—and President Biden—is long gone.
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Illinois lawmakers passed legislation in 2018 to allow the commercial production of hemp, but the recent boom of intoxicating hemp-derived products has raised new concerns about the need for additional regulation.
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Pritzker Endorses Bill That Would Impose New Regulations on State’s Hemp Industry
Illinois lawmakers passed legislation in 2018 to allow the commercial production of hemp, the same year Congress legalized hemp nationwide through the 2018 Farm Bill.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Illinois lawmakers passed legislation in 2018 to allow the commercial production of hemp, but the recent boom of intoxicating hemp-derived products has raised new concerns about the need for additional regulation.
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A huge boost to Springfield and Central Illinois!
I’m excited to see Amazon continuing its investment in our state with a hub coming in late 2025 that will not only bring jobs but further development in the region.
I’m excited to see Amazon continuing its investment in our state with a hub coming in late 2025 that will not only bring jobs but further development in the region.
Amazon hub is coming to Springfield
$20 million facility expected to open in late 2025
www.illinoistimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:12 PM
A huge boost to Springfield and Central Illinois!
I’m excited to see Amazon continuing its investment in our state with a hub coming in late 2025 that will not only bring jobs but further development in the region.
I’m excited to see Amazon continuing its investment in our state with a hub coming in late 2025 that will not only bring jobs but further development in the region.