SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is working to expand higher education opportunities and break down financial barriers to success with his support of a new law establishing the Illinois Higher Education Saving Program. “Higher education can’t...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is helping ensure pregnant women receive critical mental and physical health care services during and after their pregnancies by passing a new law that requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Schools will be better prepared to prevent violence under a new law from state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, requiring schools to create and adopt their own threat assessment procedures.“Ensuring the safety of our kids is my priority. Schools...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Local teachers will be paid fairly under a new law from state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, raising the starting teacher salary in order to address the statewide teacher shortage.“Paying teachers fairly is the first step toward building a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An effort by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, to control spikes in prescription drug costs and require pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) to inform customers of less-expensive generic drug alternatives is now law.“Powerful pharmaceutical...