Springfield, IL…Opportunity Zones, located in seven of nine local counties, have been approved by the U.S. Treasury and will allow for tax-free investments that create new jobs. “The federal government…

Springfield, IL…State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) has passed legislation that encourages petty-criminals who haven’t committed a heinous crime to be placed into a boot camp, rather than an Illinois prison….

JERSEYVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL UNVEILS NEW MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR RAIL-SERVED LOGISTICS PROJECT – The Mid-American International Gateway Project Brings Transformative Economic Potential to Jerseyville and the Entire Region – – The Early-Stage…

JACKSONVILLE, IL… A proposed pension cost shift from the state to local districts is being opposed by Rep C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) and a group of bipartisan lawmakers because it is…

Jacksonville, IL… A series of state audits reveal that Illinois taxpayers have spent nearly $400 million on taxpayer-funded health insurance for illegal immigrants. The newly-released audit of the Expanded ALL…

JACKSONVILLE, IL… State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) is refiling his “Taxpayer’s Fiscal Charter” which contains important reforms to Illinois’ budget process. The Taxpayer’s Fiscal Charter gives broad power to taxpayers,…

JACKSONVILLE…State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) and his Republican colleagues have filed the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which will repeal taxpayer-paid elective abortions in Illinois. “House Bill 4114 prohibits…

SPRINGFIELD, IL…State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) released the following statement following Monday night’s House passage of SB 1947, an education funding bill that locks in a State bailout of Chicago’s…

General Assembly must end Democrat-created crisis SPRINGFIELD, IL…State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) is glad that Governor Rauner is calling the General Assembly into Special Session later this week to tackle…

“We must do something that brings significant change to our state.” SPRINGFIELD, IL…State Representative CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) released the following statement explaining his “No” vote on the motions to override…