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Monday, August 9, 2021
Rep. Meier’s bill signed into law will make it easier for disabled vets to obtain license plates

Legislation sponsored by State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) to make it easier for disabled veterans to obtain a disabled veteran license plate was signed into law on Friday, August 6….


Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Statement on Governor Pritzker’s School Mask Mandate

State Representative Charlie Meier issued the following statement after Governor Pritzker announced a mandatory mask mandate for Pre-K-12 public schools in the state: “As I have stated before, the decisions…


Sunday, July 4, 2021
Happy 4th of July

Have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!


Thursday, June 17, 2021
Rep. Meier Reacts to Wednesday’s Special Session

The Illinois House of Representatives met on Wednesday to work through several items left over from the Spring Legislative Session which had adjourned in the early hours on June 1st….


Tuesday, June 1, 2021
General Assembly Adjourns Lackluster Session

The General Assembly ended the 2021 legislative session without many accolades according to State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville). The legislature ended another annual session without a balanced budget, gave lawmakers…


Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Meier’s Statement on Passage of State Budget

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) issued the following statement after the Democrat-controlled legislature passed a $42.3 billion budget with a deficit of $1 billion: “This is one of the most…


Monday, May 31, 2021
Meier Exposes Democrat Power Grab to Elect Judges

During the last 24 hours of the 2021 legislative session. The Democrat majority approved legislation (SB 2406) to change the way judges are elected in the Twentieth Circuit by removing…


Monday, May 31, 2021
Gone But Never Forgotten

Sunday, May 30, 2021
Meier urges long-term care facilities to adhere to federal and state laws, rules, regulations

House Resolution 298 is brought to us after the year of dealing with COVID. Over the last year and a half, we’ve had 10,300 long term care facility deaths 78,400…


Sunday, May 30, 2021
House Urges Governor to Reopen Unemployment Offices

On Saturday, May 29th the Illinois House of Representatives approved House Resolution 226 co-sponsored by State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) calling upon the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to…