SWANSEA, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is highlighting a program to reunite local taxpayers and small businesses with uncashed checks issued by the State of Illinois through Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s “Check for Cash” program. “There are...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, passed a legislative package on Wednesday that works to stimulate the sale of goods manufactured in Illinois or the United States and create local jobs. “When we buy goods that are made in Illinois or America, we...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Big businesses that ship local jobs overseas will be required to pay back every dime they have received from Illinois taxpayers under a measure spearheaded by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea. “If corporations send jobs in the Metro-East or across...
CHICAGO – In an effort to protect the 1.3 million Illinoisans who would lose their health insurance under proposed federal healthcare changes, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is sponsoring legislation that would allow residents to keep their health coverage,...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Jay Hoffman D-Swansea, recently backed a plan to fund critical state services for the groups hit hardest by the state’s two-year budget impasse, including the elderly, domestic violence survivors and the state’s public colleges and...