Push for wage increase for Illinois providers working with people with disabilities – WGEM (Quincy)

May 10, 2024

State Rep. Maurice West, Rep. Yolanda Morris, state Sen. Ram Villivalam and Sen. Rachel Ventura joined advocates to ask the state to allocate an additional $120 million to paying direct-support professionals (DSP) contract reimbursements. Gov. JB Pritzker did not include funding for the wage increases in his proposed fiscal year 2025 budget.

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