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SPRINGFIELD – Due to stalling by Democrat leaders, the first week of the fall veto session ended early without any real action on the state budget. Republican lawmakers joined the Governor in urging their Democrat counterparts to work with them on crafting a balanced state budget and transformational reforms, underscoring that the appropriations authority required to pay for many state

SPRINGFIELD – Democrats again delayed working to fix the state’s broken budget and instead chose to increase the state’s deficit, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “We already can’t pay our human service providers, and our budget backlog just passed $10 billion dollars,” said Senator Syverson. “Instead of working with us to try to balance our budget, Democrats are

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield, Ill. – The General Assembly will return to Springfield Nov. 15 as part of the annual fall “veto session.” However, prior to the fall veto session, Gov. Bruce Rauner has called for a Nov. 14 meeting of the state’s legislative leaders to jump-start the collaborative process as the leaders attempt to address the serious issues facing Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD – Halloween brought more than just candy and costumes to schools across the state when the Illinois State Board of Education released their annual Illinois Report Card, which assessed a number of factors to determine Illinois schools’ performance. Also during the week, the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission met yet again, this time to discuss special and early childhood

SPRINGFIELD – Two new jobs reports from September reinforce Republican lawmakers’ calls for job-creating reforms. The reports show that manufacturing jobs are down, white-collar jobs are up, but the overall workforce drop continues in Illinois. Also during the week, the State Board of Elections announced that the number of registered voters in Illinois has surpassed a previous record set in

SPRINGFIELD- A newly created “Illinois Competiveness Council” was tasked this week with cutting red tape and eliminating burdensome regulations on employers and entrepreneurs; the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission continued their discussion on Illinois’ property tax system and its implications for school funding; and the Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force announced their findings. Cutting red tape in Illinois State

SPRINGFIELD- Gov. Bruce Rauner takes an important step to reform government; the Illinois Supreme Court issues an important ruling dealing with child suspects in court; a state ban on synthetic drugs receives national recognition; and new survey results reveal a large majority of Illinoisans are still waiting for a new direction for state government. Reforming Medicaid State Senator Dave Syverson

SPRINGFIELD- A bipartisan group of lawmakers tasked with crafting a proposal to reform Illinois’ education funding formula met again this week, this time discussing Illinois’ property tax system and its implications for school funding. It could also once again become more costly for the state to borrow money as S&P Global Ratings dropped the state’s credit rating one notch. In

SPRINGFIELD- This week, residents paused to recognize the inaugural Gold Star Family Day in Illinois; the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) encouraged schools to support “Walk to School Day;” a new program was announced that asks Illinois residents to serve those who served in the military; and the newest member of the Illinois Senate was sworn into office.     

SPRINGFIELD – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has once again named State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) a “Guardian of Small Business,” noting his years of service and leadership in the legislature as a pro-growth, pro-jobs lawmaker. “It’s always been clear that we can’t tax our way into prosperity, we have to grow our economy naturally. Creating a climate where