by JudyLloyd | Jul 16, 2025 | Advocacy, Community Engagement, News, Politics & Government
Just a quick note on SB 84, a bill by Roger Niello to stop shakedown ADA lawsuits. I worked for Bob Dole, who became disabled in WWII. He was the Minority Leader in the U.S. Senate at the time the ADA was passed. I distinctly recall meeting with him and a group of...
by JudyLloyd | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Politics & Government, Remarkable Women
I’ve been intrigued by discussions surrounding the U.S. Senate Parliamentarian and her interpretation of the “Byrd Rule.” Some Republicans have called for firing the Parliamentarian, highlighting discrepancies that deviated from the intended scope of...
by JudyLloyd | Jun 27, 2025 | Advocacy, Community Engagement, News, Politics & Government
Reading this article in today’s Danville Patch, “Magee Preserve Adds Miles of New Trails”, made me reminisce of life before the pandemic, when our community voted to preserve 380 acres of open space on one of the most beautiful areas of...
by JudyLloyd | Mar 8, 2025 | Advocacy, Generation Jones, News, Politics & Government, Remarkable Women
It’s International Women’s Day, and a time to reflect on wonderful women who have made a difference. I’ve had so many women who have inspired me, both personally and professionally – probably without even knowing it! Among them are Secretary...
by JudyLloyd | Jan 18, 2025 | Advocacy, News, Politics & Government
Just a quick story about moving the Presidential Inauguration indoors. I was in Washington, D.C. the last time this happened in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan was to be sworn in to his second term. At the time, I was a young presidential campaign staffer who had...
by JudyLloyd | Dec 15, 2021 | Advocacy, Politics & Government
Senator Dole’s work helping people with disabilities is legendary, but here’s a story you may not know. In 1988, after Senator Dole lost the New Hampshire Primary, he invited the campaign staff to the U.S. Capitol to thank them for their good work. “On Wisconsin!” he...
