SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As a result of the changing financial needs of the Southern Illinois University system, state Reps. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, and Monica Bristow, D-Godfrey, are calling upon the Board...
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In an effort to help career-focused men and women to find work in the Metro East, state Rep. Latoya Greenwood, D- East St. Louis, filed 3 bills that would make it easier for teachers, paraprofessionals, and military spouses to work in Illinois. “I’ve...
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, recently introduced legislation that would require new oversight in assessing the structural integrity of levees before administering permits to make repairs. “Recently, the Metro East took the initiative and used...
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”...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –To examine the effects of various proposals to workers’ compensation in Illinois, state Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) chaired a Committee of the Whole General Assembly to work toward a compromise on workers’ compensation reform. The hearing featured...