Nov 13, 2017 | Halpin
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Rock Island County property owners who were impacted by severe flooding over the summer could receive a $750 income tax credit under legislation passed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island. “Storms and flash flooding destroyed property and...
Nov 13, 2017 | Mah
CHICAGO – In an effort to stand against Illinois’ “underground economy”, which forces employees to work in unsafe conditions and gives businesses unfair tax and labor advantages, state Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, is supporting a recently introduced measure that would...
Nov 13, 2017 | Mah
CHICAGO – After Republican Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed SB 1905, a measure to prohibit right-to-work zones from being established in Illinois, the Illinois House was unable to garner the 71 votes necessary to overturn his veto during last week’s House Veto Session....
Nov 13, 2017 | Moylan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, recently voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation that would protect students against predatory lenders by creating a Student Loan Bill of Rights. “I am sick and tired of middle-class...
Nov 13, 2017 | Burke_K
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Acting on the concerns brought forward by more than 130 female legislators, lobbyists, attorneys and directors of nonprofit groups who have spoken out against sexual harassment in the State Capitol, state Rep. Kelly Burke, D-Evergreen, helped pass...