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SPRINGFIELD, IL – This week, Senate Republicans continued their calls for compromise and cooperation to address the state’s fiscal crisis and end the ongoing budget stalemate, with several Senate and House lawmakers joining together to unveil a comprehensive balanced budget plan that includes critical structural reforms. Gov. Bruce Rauner echoed Senate Republicans’ urgings to get back to the negotiating table,

Springfield- Republicans from both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly have unveiled a complete package of compromise measures which could be the next step toward ending the current budget impasse, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “These bills represent a return to where we were in negotiations before Democrats walked away from the table,” said Senator Dave Syverson. “This

SPRINGFIELD, IL – While the spring legislative session adjourned last week, Senate Republicans remain focused and prepared to pass a full-year balanced budget with structural reforms before the end of the fiscal year on June 30. The General Assembly is expected to return to the Capitol in late June to resume budget negotiations and legislative action. Republicans’ calls for reforms

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Despite attempts this spring from Senate Republican lawmakers to negotiate, in good faith, bipartisan reforms and a truly balanced budget, the Illinois Senate adjourned once again on Wednesday, May 31 without achieving this goal. In the last week of the spring session, instead of coming together to pass bipartisan reforms like meaningful property tax relief, Illinois Democrats

SPRINGFIELD – The 2017 spring legislative session ended without a balanced budget or any substantive reforms thanks to continued stalling from Democrat leaders, according to State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “January began with a lot of hope for real and positive change to the divisive climate in Springfield,” said Sen. Syverson. “But we ended in the exact same place again,

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Continuing their annual tradition, the Illinois Senate Democrats went back to their old tax-and-spend playbook, advancing another unbalanced budget reliant on the state’s second largest tax increase ever, according to State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). After months of good-faith negotiations with members of the Senate Republican Caucus, the Senate’s majority party stepped away from negotiations to muscle

State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) released the following statement after Senate Democrats passed a partisan budget bill and historic tax hike: “It’s extremely disappointing that Democrats have decided to walk away from budget negotiations and pass a partisan budget with no reforms, along with a large tax increase that is retroactive to January 1st and includes new sales taxes. Their

Springfield, IL – This week the Illinois Senate took action on a number of measures that make up the Senate’s budget and reform package, which has been the subject of months of negotiations. Senate Republicans supported initiatives where compromise was reached, but urged the Senate majority to continue with negotiations on critical measures that have yet to be agreed upon.

SPRINGFIELD – The Rockford area may soon be closer to finally locking down a casino license, providing a major boost to the local economy, thanks to legislation sponsored by State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) that passed the Senate on May 17. “So many of us have put in a lot of time trying to make this happen, and this is

SPRINGFIELD – Despite facing a historic budget impasse that has left the state with a $13 billion bill backlog, Democrats in the Illinois Senate are asking taxpayers to increase spending by funding political campaigns, according State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “Illinois hasn’t had a truly balanced budget in years,” said Senator Syverson. “And the problem is this constant push for