Tour will highlight issues including fighting for working families, rural communities and education

SPRINGFIELD - Beginning September 11, the Illinois Department of Revenue's MyTax Illinois will become Illinois employers' most convenient option for filing unemployment insurance monthly wage reports, quarterly unemployment insurance reports, and for making contribution payments.

SAVANNA – State procurement reforms co-sponsored by State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71) were signed into law on Wednesday. Senate Bill 8 starts paving the way for efficiency, savings and transparency on future state purchases.

SEPTEMBER 28TH 2017, DES MOINES - A familiar face and voice will return to Iowa in late September to advocate for a greater focus and awareness for skilled trades and laborers. Executive Producer and Host of the hit TV series Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe has long been an advocate for skilled trades jobs, even appearing in front of the United States Congress on multiple occasions to offer testimony. It's a mission that the Homebuilders Association of Iowa wants to shed more light on, in Iowa. 

Bill reduces bureaucracy and allows state institutions, including universities, to operate more efficiently and effectively

URBANA (Aug. 9, 2017) – Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed Senate Bill 8, a bipartisan bill that makes the state procurement process more efficient and transparent, thus saving money for Illinois taxpayers.

The Downtown Rock Island Partnership has collaborated with Economic Growth Corporation and Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation to create new programs to assist needs of Rock Island businesses to open, grow, and expand.

Q: Are the stars aligned in Washington to enact comprehensive tax reform this year?

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds congratulated Whirlpool on Wednesday after learning of the company’s intention to hire at least 500 new Iowa workers by the end of August:

“Whirlpool’s hiring announcement this week is another in a string of victories for Iowa’s economy. We’re always looking for opportunities to build a better Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (08/02/2017) (readMedia)-- State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is rolling out a change to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth at the Iowa State Fair. New this year, fairgoers will be able to make their claim directly at the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth. A stop inside the Varied Industries building may prove to be financially worthwhile, as fairgoers search their names for unclaimed money.

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