Stuart to Attend First Public Meeting of Warehouse Task Force

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is set to attend the first public meeting of Illinois’ Warehouse Safety Standards Task Force on July 18 at Birger Hall on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) at 10 a.m. The...

Stuart Bill Addressing Underpayment of Teacher-Mentors Becomes Law

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Experienced educators will no longer be underpaid for mentoring newer colleagues under new legislation passed by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, and signed into law on June 30. “For many Illinois educators, teaching consists not only of...

Stuart Law Will Expand Access to Milk Banks for New Parents

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – New mothers in Illinois will be better informed when it comes to breast milk donation and how to obtain donated breast milk if needed, under a law passed by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, which recently went into effect. “Milk banks are a...

Stuart Education Initiatives Signed Into Law

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Students will be more empowered and prepared as they embark on their post-secondary education, under a smart package of new legislation passed by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, that became law last week. “Students today have many...

Stuart Highlights Measures to Make Higher Education Affordable

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is promoting recent measures aimed at making a college education more affordable and accessible. “We’ve all seen how higher education has gotten more expensive and more difficult to access for many in our...