SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) says Gov. JB Pritzker continued his go-it-alone pandemic decision-making Aug. 26 – announcing for the second time this month more mask and vaccine mandates. Sen. Syverson says it’s coming up on 17 months that Gov. Pritzker has been running the state with little to no input by state lawmakers or local officials. The
Recently representatives of Climate Jobs Illinois announced an impasse in energy bill negotiations with the Clean Jobs coalition. State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley) released the following statement calling for legislative leaders to reconvene the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation that would protect the state’s nuclear fleet and the thousands of workers who depend on the industry: “Nuclear energy
The Illinois Senate and House Redistricting committees began this week to hold the first of many hearings as the once-a-decade remap process gets underway. Every 10 years, following the decennial U.S. census, lawmakers are required to update legislative and congressional districts to match changes and shifts in population. Historically, Illinois has a notorious reputation for partisan, “gerrymandered” district maps. The
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