Springfield, IL….Committed to eliminating taxpayer abuse, State Representative Elizabeth Coulson (R-Glenview) authored legislation to ban taxpayer-funded billboards or electronic message boards promoting a state administered program bearing the name, picture or voice of a state executive branch constitutional officer or legislator. The Illinois House approved House Bill 286 unanimously this week.

“I introduced this bill in response to complaints from several of my constituents who believed that the Illinois Tollway signs bearing former Governor Blagojevich’s name were a misuse of state funds. Billboards should be used to highlight state programs and services available for taxpayers — not for political promotion,” Rep. Coulson said. Continue reading »

Glenview, IL….Credited for her longstanding support of ethics reform legislation, State Representative Elizabeth Coulson (R-Glenview) was recently appointed to the newly-created Joint Committee on Government Reform which will aim to increase integrity within state government. Additionally, she was appointed to Illinois’ Legislative Ethics Commission, an eight-member, bipartisan commission whose duties include enforcing the state’s Ethics Act reviewing ethics complaints, and appointing the special Legislative Inspector General.

The Joint Committee on Government Reform is a result of Senate Joint Resolution 1 and was introduced to address an integrity crisis caused largely by the impeachment of former Governor Rod Blagojevich and the corruption scandals surrounding his administration. Continue reading »