Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford discusses progress made in education in Illinois during her time in the Senate and why the subject is a high priority for her, as we recognize International Education Day.

As we celebrate Illinois upholding reproductive rights on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz and Senator Celina Villanueva discuss the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and other states’ efforts to roll back these protections in this episode of the Sound of the State.