BELLEVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is calling on Governor Bruce Rauner to sign legislation that ensures the hard-earned tax payer dollars of Southern Illinois workers are being spent on downstate road and construction projects. “The new “lockbox”...
BELLVILLE, Ill. – Offering additional funds to cash-strapped Metro-East and downstate schools, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is urging the governor to sign legislation that dramatically reshapes education funding in Illinois and creates a fairer, more equitable...
Belleville, Ill. – In an effort to fight against the catastrophic effects a proposed federal healthcare overhaul would have on the most vulnerable, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is supporting a resolution that opposes the Republican-introduced American Health...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, released the following statement regarding the House’s passage of a bipartisan, balanced budget, yesterday: “Putting the well-being of the state first, I stood with Republicans and Democrats to pass a budget that...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –To examine the devastating effects on the state’s economy caused by Governor Bruce Rauner’s 720 plus day budget impasse, state Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) led a Committee of the Whole House to examine the negative impact that would be caused by a...