Oct 26, 2017 | Halpin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Joining a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, voted to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of legislation designed to end wage discrimination by requiring businesses to pay employees with similar work experience...
Oct 26, 2017 | Mussman
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, is pushing forward in her fight for real property tax relief by introducing new legislation Thursday that would freeze property taxes for two years and cut taxes on middle-class families and seniors by...
Oct 26, 2017 | DeLuca
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Local students will have more resources available to them because of the new school funding formula that was supported by state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights. “Every child deserves the opportunity to receive a quality education, regardless...
Oct 26, 2017 | Mah
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that women in the State of Illinois earn mere fraction of what their male counterparts earn for the same occupations. With Republican Governor Bruce Rauner recently vetoing a measure that would...
Oct 26, 2017 | Greenwood
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – State Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, partnered with the Illinois Department of Employment Security and St. Clair County’s workforce development group to connect local job seekers with over 30 employers at her community job fair....