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SPRINGFIELD – Despite facing a historic budget impasse that has left the state with a $13 billion bill backlog, Democrats in the Illinois Senate are

Springfield, IL – Senate Republicans remained at the negotiating table during the week, continuing their work to pass a long-term budget solution with necessary reforms,

SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers in the Illinois Senate are getting closer to a deal to end the budget impasse, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford),

Springfield, IL – Illinois Senators completed final action on legislation during the week, while also holding a public hearing on school funding reform, and honoring

Springfield, IL – A simulation of education funding reform legislation run by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) during the week shows good results

Springfield, IL. – Two reports released this week demonstrate Illinois’ need to enact critical reforms in order to improve the state’s financial footing, the Illinois

Springfield, IL. – Fixing the state’s broken school funding formula is the goal of two legislative proposals introduced this week, while another recently filed measure

Springfield, IL. – This week, Senate Republicans continued to highlight their vision for a full-year, balanced budget with commonsense reforms that will put Illinois’ fiscal

Springfield, IL. – While Senate Republican lawmakers are looking to build bipartisan momentum toward a future budget and reform package, that spirit of cooperation did

Springfield, IL. – As the General Assembly and the Governor struggle to come together on a budget compromise that prioritizes reductions to government spending and