ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Veterans who adopt a cat or dog from the Quad City Animal Welfare Center this Veterans Day will have the adoption fee waived, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, announced today. “Veterans made incredible sacrifices to protect our freedoms,”...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Homeowners statewide would receive relief from rising property taxes under legislation backed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, which would expand tax relief currently available only in Cook County by increasing the value of cost-saving...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Wrapping up October’s National Principals Month, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, visited Rock Island High School on Monday to serve as Principal for a Day, meeting and shadowing Principal Eric Moore, administrators, teachers and students....
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...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is urging his colleagues to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure that would better assist family members trying to track down a loved ones’ life insurance benefits or who may not even be aware that...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In response to reports that assaults on staff increased 51 percent in Illinois prisons and 49 percent in youth centers between 2015 and 2017, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is calling on the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department...