Homemakers Likely to Get Raise, Health Insurance by July 1
(Springfield, IL) — On Wednesday, the Illinois State Senate is set to accept Gov. ROD BLAGOJEVICH’s amendatory veto of HB 4144, sponsored by State Rep. ESTHER GOLAR (D-Chicago), that delays a pay raise and health insurance to homemakers until July 1, 2008.
The bill appropriates $64,200,000 to increase their wages and to provide health insurance coverage to them and their kids.
Better late than never. Except if one is a homemaker. Or their kid.
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