Federal:
The National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., has announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D., will be the new director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in August 2016. Dr. Brennan is the first female director and non-physician to lead the National Library of Medicine. For more information, see the NIH news release.
State:
State legislators have until the end of the spring session (May 31st) to pass an Illinois budget by simple majority. Any proposed summer spending plan will need 3/5ths majority to pass.