Moline Dispatch/Argus: Bustos wants marketing rules for e-cigarettes
MOLINE — A move to legislatively curb the marketing of e-cigarettes to minors was among the topics Monday at U. S. Rep. Cheri Bustos' roundtable discussion of issues related to the rapid growth of the tobacco alternative. A bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos in the House, a counterpart to a bill introduced in the Senate […]
Freeport Journal Standard: Cheri Bustos and Dick Durbin: Money secured to begin reopening Thomson prison
When we met with community leaders in Thomson just more than six months ago to brief them on progress and next steps in the activation of the prison, we were upfront about the challenges on the horizon. While federal officials were committed to opening the vacant prison, we continued to face an uphill battle in […]
Moline Argus/Dispatch: Bustos report cites lower wages for 17th District women
ROCK ISLAND — Median earnings for women in the 17th Congressional District are 30 percent lower than men's earnings, according to a new report released by Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline. The 17th District covers all of Rock Island, Henry, Mercer and Whiteside counties, as well as all or part of 10 others. Rep. Bustos' […]
Sauk Valley Gazette: Bureau of Prisons OKs Thomson funding
THOMSON – The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons has removed a big hurdle to opening the Thomson Correctional Center. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and 17th District Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced Thursday that the Bureau of Prisons has committed $53.7 million in funding to the activation of the empty Carroll County prison built in 2001. […]