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SPRINGFIELD, IL— Legislation that would adequately fund MAP grants and higher education stalled during the week as the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives took a 30-day

SPRINGFIELD – Democrat lawmakers continued to play politics with higher education during the week, voting to add more than $700 million to the deficit. With

“This is one of those actions that will make college students feel good briefly, right up until the point they find out that the money

SPRINGFIELD – Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner tours the state talking about his proposals to improve education quality and services in Illinois, Democrat lawmakers are

Governor Bruce Rauner used his annual budget address to extend an olive branch to legislative leaders, offering two paths to achieve a balanced state budget.

On Wednesday, February 17, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner presented two paths during his annual budget address, offering two alternatives to balancing the state budget. “The

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has begun working with lawmakers to implement reforms from his Jan. 27 “State of the State” address, focusing his efforts

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner presented his vision for Illinois on Jan. 27 in the annual “State of the State” address, focusing on transformation and

SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly pushed through legislation Jan. 28 purported to fund community colleges and MAP grants for students, but did

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rauner laid out a series of bold initiatives in his second “State of the State” address that State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford)