Apr 4, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to end practices of pay and wage discrimination, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation to end pay discrepancies between men and women in Illinois.. “Women still only earn 79 cents on the dollar to their male...
Mar 31, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – This week, in an effort to make government officials more accountable to the people they represent, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, supported a measure that would restrict part-time politicians from receiving a taxpayer funded pension. “I want...
Mar 31, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to increase access to healthier foods, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring two bills that would waive fees on vehicles that deliver food to residents who live in food deserts and allow for the creation of local Urban...
Mar 24, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –To expand access to fresh and healthy foods to low-income residents, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation that would help eliminate food deserts. “Many people in my district are left to purchase their groceries at...
Mar 24, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation that would raise the state’s minimum wage and provide Illinois workers with an increase in income. “I will not stop fighting for a livable wage until there is economic justice for...
Feb 28, 2017 | Harper
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – During an Appropriations-Public Safety Committee hearing last week, state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, expressed the necessity of restoring funding to the CeaseFire program to fellow lawmakers. The program plays a major role in countering violence...