AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) will hold its “Rally for a Positive Budget” on Wed., July 22, at 10 a.m. at the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St.
According to a press release, “With no budget, HIV/AIDS-related services that are normally approved by the state, including the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and the processing of HIV/STI tests by state labs, are in flux.”
AFC has called Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget proposal “draconican,” adding that his idea “contained a $1.5 billion cut to Medicaid, a $6 million reduction to HIV funding representing a 25% cut and slashing the funding for the African American HIV/AIDS Response Act by 66% to $500,000.”