SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, released the following statement Thursday: “When the Legislature approved a bipartisan, balanced budget plan, I had hoped it would finally get Governor Rauner back to the negotiating table, so we could reach a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to statements that the Senate’s work was finished and they don’t need to return to the bargaining table, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, released the following statement: “We are now well over 700 days into this disastrous budget...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Hoping to streamline the process to register to vote, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, supported a measure that will allow Illinois residents to automatically register to vote when they renew their driver’s license. “Even the most politically...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, continues to urge the governor to return to the negotiating table and craft an honest balanced budget, he is warning that Quad-City families cannot afford a Senate proposal built on phantom savings and...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Local workers joined state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, and labor leaders to speak out against Gov. Bruce Rauner’s effort to pad corporate profits at the expense of the middle class at a press conference on Thursday at the Rock Island County...