Aug 24, 2021 | Costa Howard
LOMBARD – To put an end to period poverty among people experiencing homelessness in Illinois, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, backed a new law that will require shelters to provide free tampons and menstrual pads to the people they serve. “Women and...
Oct 9, 2019 | Costa Howard
LOMBARD, Ill. – As Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is highlighting a new law she recently passed to expand the privacy rights of survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence. “I have spent my...
Oct 4, 2019 | Costa Howard
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is partnering with the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association to host a business roundtable discussion later this month, to invite the business community’s input into new bipartisan legislation that could...
Oct 4, 2019 | Costa Howard
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois women are taking a major step toward pay equity under a new law, passed by state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. “Equal work deserves equal pay,” said...
Mar 26, 2019 | Costa Howard
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To increase investment in local infrastructure and economic development in DuPage County, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, is sponsoring new legislation to give local governments more discretion over how to spend funds generated by the...