WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Equality Illinois, the state's LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, has voiced strong opposition to proposed changes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would impact healthcare coverage for transgender individuals. In a submission to CMS, Equality Illinois Director of Public Policy Michael Ziri stated, "These changes would significantly harm transgender people, particularly transgender people of color and immigrant trans individuals, who already face sub  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) issued its Year One Annual Report in April 2025, highlighting the progress made in their collaborative effort to support student-parent success and enhance school readiness for young children from low-income families. The five-year initiative aims to establish at least 50 Head Start child care centers on community college campuses across the nation. The report details that 87   more