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Villa Advocates for Fiscal Responsibility and Funding for Essential Services Following Governor’s Budget Address

Feb 20, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, highlighted her financial priorities and plans for compromise as statehouse leaders begin budgetary negotiations. “The backlog of the state’s unpaid bills is...

Villa Bill Expanding Mental Health Education Passes Committee

Feb 15, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The legislative session has just began for members of the General Assembly, but new state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, hit the ground running last week by passing a bill out of the House Mental Health Committee’s first meeting of the year...

Latino Caucus Applauds Minimum Wage Increase

Feb 14, 2019 | Andrade, Arroyo, Crespo, Guzzardi, Hernandez L, Mah, Moeller, Ortiz, Ramirez, Villa, Villanueva, Willis, Zalewski

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement in response to the passage of a gradual minimum wage increase for working families across Illinois: “The reality is that the communities we represent are struggling: rents have...

Villa Pushes for Economic Growth, Supports Minimum Wage Increase

Feb 14, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – After the Illinois House of Representatives joined the state Senate in approving a minimum wage increase, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, issued the following statement: “As the daughter of local small business owners, I strongly...

Villa Announces Committee Assignments

Feb 5, 2019 | Villa

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, will serve on the following committees during the 2019-20 sessions: Appropriations – Elementary and Secondary Education, Elementary and Secondary Education: School Curriculum and Policies, Health Care...

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