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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)

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rauner’s recent order to bring all of Illinois’ information technology (IT) systems under the newly created Department of Innovation and Technology is

SPRINGFIELD – As Illinois’ budget impasse extends into the new year, and the need for comprehensive restructuring and reform grow increasingly critical, Republican legislative leaders

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Senators returned to the Capitol for the first time after their holiday recess, and as the 2016 legislative session officially begins,

Springfield, IL – As Illinois is now in its seventh month into the fiscal year without a state budget, based on legislative archives, this has

2015 saw its first Republican governor in 12 years–ushering in a new sense of bipartisanship that has challenged the status-quo and made reforming state government

Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders – minus House Speaker Michael Madigan – continued negotiations during the week regarding the state’s ongoing budget impasse and

A bipartisan compromise that passed the Illinois Senate this week and was signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner means local governments will receive funding