ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, will join incoming Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s transition committee on economic opportunity, the governor-elect announced Monday.“As state representative, I’ve worked to encourage economic development in a way that...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, recently supported a proposal to help increase the number of registered bone marrow donors in Illinois by raising awareness of the need for lifesaving marrow donations. “For patients with blood cancers like...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To encourage more Illinois students to attend in-state colleges and universities, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, recently supported legislation that stabilizes Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants and allows students to receive financial aid...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A measure backed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, to ensure that local public transit agencies receive promised state funding will take effect on July 1. “During the governor’s budget crisis, funding that was owed to downstate transit...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from charging fees to individuals trying to prevent identity theft by freezing their credit reports is now law. “In the wake of the Equifax data...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing his efforts to respond to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak crisis at the Quincy Veterans’ Home, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, helped pass a measure to authorize rehabilitation and significant improvement of the facility. “We...