SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, Charlie Meier applauded the federal government’s decisive action to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding via the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Meier emphasized that no taxpayer…

HIGHLAND, IL – State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) donated his annual pay raise given to lawmakers to local community organizations serving Southern Illinois. “Politicians do not deserve a pay raise…

Kaskaskia College held a ceremony and ribbon cutting to commemorate the naming of the Animal Disease Laboratory the John D. Cavaletto Agricultural Center. Former State Representative John Cavaletto was able…

HIGHLAND, IL – State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) joined Republican members of the Illinois House and Senate in a lawsuit filed in Sangamon County Court alleging multiple violations of the…

HIGHLAND, IL – State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has issued a statement on the sentencing of former House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who was sentenced in federal court to 7.5…

HIGHLAND, IL – State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) teamed up with the family of Caleb Thomas Elliot to donate multimeter digital testers to FFA chapters across Illinois. The FFA chapters…

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) issued the following statement following the passage of the State of Illinois Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, which Meier voted against: “Once again, the…

The Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1950, which allows for physician assisted suicide. All Republicans and some Democrats voted against the measure, but it still received enough votes…

I’m back in Springfield this week for the final week of the spring legislative session. We eagerly await the budget and expect the largest in the state’s history. I want…

A new proposal is making the rounds in Springfield that would establish a new sales tax on services across the state. This new service tax would cover almost all services…