Senator Doris Turner joins the Sound of the State along with Dr. Gina Lathan, co-owner and co-CEO of the Route History Museum in Springfield to discuss the Black experience along Route 66 and the significance of the infamous road to Black history in America.

The first full week of February saw a flurry of activity for new legislation filed, including bills from State Senators Natalie Toro, Cristina Castro, Michael Hastings, Doris Turner, Omar Aquino, Paul Faraci, and more. Get caught up on what's happening in Springfield with this edition of the Majority Report.

Senator Dave Koehler joins the Sound of the State to discuss his initiative to give families and children the chance to bring action against health care providers who uses their own human reproductive cells during an assisted reproductive treatment without the patient’s written consent.

This edition of the Majority Report features a recap of the year's first joint meeting of the Senate and House Behavioral and Mental Health Committee, as well as reaction from State Senator Cristina Castro to a recent state Supreme Court ruling on pension consolidation, and more.

State Senator Willie Preston joins the Sound of the State to talk about his recently-introduced measure to prioritize consumer health and safety, banning dangerous food additives routinely found in common supermarket foods.

What’s it like shadowing a senator? Hear from Camdyn Wood-Morris, a senior at Glenwood High School, who spent time with State Senator Doris Turner researching policy initiatives, visiting the police academy and more as part of Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton’s Girls Lead program.