May 4, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – A measure backed by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, designed to provide tax relief to Illinois families in response changes to the federal tax code capping the amount homeowners can deduct for their local property taxes passed out of the...
May 3, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – To increase fiscal transparency in the governor’s office and state government, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is sponsoring the Truth in Hiring Act to prevent the governor’s office from paying its employees out of budgets intended to...
Apr 27, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – After the decision of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees to strike down a fair funding proposal for SIU Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville, state Reps. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, Monica Bristow, D-Godfrey,...
Apr 26, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – To make sure that companies prioritize Illinois jobs and to prevent outsourcing, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, sponsored and voted to pass House Bill 4081 to create tough new financial penalties on corporations that ship call centers...
Apr 24, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, attended the Edwardsville School District 7 School Lunch Debt Solutions family trivia night fundraiser on Friday and recognized first grader Joby Nelson for his authorship of a children’s book that he...
Apr 23, 2018 | Stuart
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – Last week, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to pass legislation sponsored by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, to block an automatic pay increase for legislators and statewide elected office holders. “This is bipartisan...