Senator Syverson’s Week in Review: March 2 – 6, 2015
March 6, 2015
SPRINGFIELD, IL – A last-minute political maneuver by Senate Democrat lawmakers derailed negotiations that had been underway to find a financial solution to address the immediate shortfall in the state’s current budget. Good-faith discussions had been going on between the Governor and legislative leaders in trying to come up with solutions to address the $1.6 billion budget hole created by the passing of former Gov.