Nov 18, 2019 | Bristow
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To call for transparency and increased accountability among elected officials, state Rep. Monica Bristow, D-Alton, recently passed a legislative package to strengthen state ethics laws to crack down on public corruption and unethical lobbying...
Nov 18, 2019 | Smith
CHICAGO – Launching an effort to lower the cost of critical lifesaving health care, state Rep. Nick Smith, D-Chicago, recently backed legislation that would control the cost of insulin for Illinois diabetics. “Lowering the cost of lifesaving insulin is important to...
Nov 18, 2019 | Walker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure supported by state Rep. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, to combine more than 600 police and fire pensions is set to become law after being passed by the General Assembly. “Currently, most municipalities have individual pension systems...
Nov 18, 2019 | Walker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Committed to transparent and accountable government, state Rep. Mark Walker, D-Arlington Heights, recently voted to make lobbying more transparent, and voted to create the bipartisan Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform. “It’s...
Nov 18, 2019 | Stuart
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To address corruption in state government, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, supported legislation to examine and reform state ethics and lobbying laws. “Unethical conflicts of interest have no place in our state political system, and we...