May 17, 2018 | Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, is sponsoring legislation that would stop lawmakers from being paid if no state budget is in place. “Too many families suffered as a result of the budget impasse that finally ended last year, and fellow lawmakers...
May 17, 2018 | Scherer
DECATUR, Ill. – In continuing her efforts to pass Senate Bill 3049, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, recently visited HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital to showcase their telehealth program, and the important mental health services that they provide. “I am proud to sponsor...
May 17, 2018 | Moylan
DES PLAINES, Ill. – A bi-partisan effort to ban bump stocks and trigger cranks sponsored by state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, has passed the House Judiciary Committee and will move to the House floor. “After what we have seen with the continuous, multiple...
May 17, 2018 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is demanding the ultra-wealthy in Illinois, including Gov. Bruce Rauner, pay their fair share in taxes by backing the proposal to implement a progressive tax in Illinois. “Our unfair tax structure keeps poor...
May 17, 2018 | Bristow
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As a result of the changing financial needs of the Southern Illinois University system, state Reps. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, and Monica Bristow, D-Godfrey, are calling upon the Board...