SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A group of Democratic state lawmakers are renewing their push for the Illinois Investment Policy Board to stop restricting state funds for companies boycotting Israel. The Illinois Coalition for Human Rights said a current state law is dangerous for citizens protesting the war in Gaza.

The Illinois Investment Policy Board can currently restrict public funding to any company if they believe the company is protesting Israel. Some lawmakers claim the 10-year-old law requires the state's pension fund to stop investing in companies who stand up for Palestinian rights.

"This is a shame. This is a stain on our state's history," said Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (D-Berwyn). "It's something that ought to be repealed immediately. Immediately."

Rashid told reporters in Spri

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