This evening the House of Representatives approved legislation (SB 2408) to put Prairie State Energy Campus located in southern Illinois at a competitive disadvantage, leaving the coal-fired power plant in…

Legislation sponsored by State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) to combat the ongoing opioid crisis was signed into law. The new law will provide patients with more information concerning the potential…

State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) and the Highland Police Department will be hosting a drive-through Prescription Drug Drop-Off event in Highland on Thursday, September 9 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. The…

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….

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…