Co-host Libby talks with Illinois State Representative Lindsey LaPointe. Roundtable participants Libby, Nick, and Molly talk social workers in government, diversity and cost of the social work field, and good news as an oasis in our current political hellscape.
Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, former social worker who earned her degree at University of Illinois at Chicago, is currently serving her third term as State Representative of the 19th District on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Lindsey’s priorities include making health care, including mental health care, more affordable and accessible; supporting teachers and first responders who strengthen the communities in her district; and ensuring Illinois’ tax system is fair to everyone—not just the very wealthy. Lindsey has been a long-time advocate for protecting critical human services, violence prevention programs, and reforming our criminal justice system to align with evidence-based and humane practices that have proven to make communities safer at a much lower cost to taxpayers.
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