Schmidt, Schweizer Hold Press Conference to Talk About Kindergarten Requirement SPRINGFIELD, IL…State Representatives Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) and Brandun Schweizer (R-Danville) held a press conference today, alongside Principal Darla Wall from…

Due to poor public policy, Illinois now has the highest effective property tax rate in the nation. We must reverse course and craft policies that keep families and businesses here…

March 25th is the deadline for bills to be passed through committee and Republicans still have their bills sitting on the table. On Thursday, 84 bills passed in committee and…

Rep. Kevin Schmidt Donates his March Pay Raise to The CESNA Food Pantry New Athens, IL…State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) has been donating his legislative pay raise to different local…

Members from The East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. ΔΣΘ hosted a “Pumps & Politics” meeting at the East St. Louis City Hall. Community leaders…

The East St. Louis Public Library has had significant renovations and updates with the help of per capital grants! I want to thank the library’s executive director Lakeisha Adams for…

The Governor’s proposed budget is already the largest in Illinois history- but House Republicans are keeping a close eye on any new additional spending that could grow the budget even…

On Pritzker’s watch, over $3 billion has been spent on services for migrants and illegal immigrants, while services for our most vulnerable citizens remain chronically underfunded and underserved. Our fiscal…

FY27 Budget Proposal Targets Local Governments Governor JB Pritzker has spent months attacking the federal government for overreach. Yet here in Illinois, he continues to push proposals that take away…

I was more than happy to provide a legislative update to everyone at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during a tour of their new $105 million Health Sciences Building! This new…