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…

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 Senior James Biggs learned more about the role of State Representative by job shadowing State Representative Charlie Meier for the day. Pictured from left…

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…

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…

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) recently chief co-sponsored legislation (HR 627) opposing the use of an estimated $100 million in state tax dollars to fund the Obama Presidential Library in…

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) would like to see Amazon call Illinois home by choosing the Metro East as their second headquarters in North America (HQ2). Earlier this month, Amazon…

I am writing to inform you that my office is available to assist with anything your county may need from the State of Illinois to help the Metro East attract…

Amazon recently announced plans to open a second headquarters in North America. Their Request for Proposal “RFP” can be found here. According to Amazon, “Amazon HQ2, a second company headquarters…