Springfield, IL….This week, the Illinois House advanced legislation authored by State Representative Elizabeth Coulson, which creates grant opportunities for students who participate in the Clinical Center Achieve Program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC).  The Achieve Program is a comprehensive academic support system designed to meet the needs of SIUC students with previously diagnosed learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Continue reading »

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 »