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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Legislation Harmful to Madison and St. Clair Counties Clears House Committee

Legislation vetoed by the Governor last year deemed harmful to Metro East taxpayers residing in the Metro East Sanitary District (MESD) was brought forth yesterday and passed the Illinois House…


Monday, May 6, 2019
Former State Employee Tasked with Closing Murray Center Fined $154K for Violating Ethics Act

The Executive Ethics Commission of the State of Illinois fined former Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) employee Mark Doyle for violating the revolving door prohibition of the State Officials…


Friday, April 26, 2019
Rep. Meier Receives Award for Conservative Voting Record

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) received the ‘Conservative Achievement’ award for his conservative voting record during the 2018 Illinois General Assembly. The award was recently presented to Rep. Meier by…


Tuesday, April 9, 2019
O’Fallon Town Hall Hosted by Rep. Meier and Sen. Plummer April 24

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) and State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) are hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, April 24th, 6:30 p.m. at the Katy Cavins Community Center located…


Thursday, March 28, 2019
Ski, official state soda? Rep. Meier and Germantown students think so!

Students from Germantown Elementary visited the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday, March 27 in support of legislation they requested State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) to sponsor. The legislation would designate Ski…


Friday, December 22, 2017
Rep. Meier reveals 214 new laws taking effect January 1, 2018

With the New Year upon us, State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) wants to make the public aware of several new laws scheduled to take effect January 1, 2018.  214 new…


Thursday, December 21, 2017
New law supported by Rep. Meier reduces fees on small businesses to help create more jobs

The State of Illinois on December 20th officially reduced multiple fees placed on small businesses. The new law supported by State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) and recently signed by Governor…


Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Carlyle High School student James Biggs shadows Rep. Meier Wednesday

Wednesday, November 29, 2017…Carlyle High School Senior James Biggs learned more about the role of State Representative by job shadowing State Representative Charlie Meier for the day. Pictured from left…


Thursday, November 9, 2017
Rep. Meier sponsors resolution encouraging Amazon to call Illinois HQ2 home

The Illinois State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) recently sponsored a resolution to welcome and encourage Amazon to consider locating their second company headquarters (HQ2) in Illinois. On September 7, 2017…


Monday, October 23, 2017
Rep. Meier Co-Sponsors ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) co-sponsored the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” to prohibit units of government in Illinois from using taxpayer funds for elective abortions, reversing key provisions…