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“I am happy that we have taken the first step to restore cuts made to Epilepsy and Autism programs. The cuts were initially made by the Governor after Democrat leaders would not support cuts in other areas of the budget. Today, we were able to work in bipartisan fashion to agree on cuts in others areas so that funding could

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois lawmakers returned to the state Capitol to a series of budget-related hearings as leaders begin debate about how to fix the $6.3 billion budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2016, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). The same week of the April 15 deadline for filing taxes, Illinoisans learned that they live in the worst state in

SPRINGFIELD- State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is thanking ComEd and their dedicated employees for their efforts to restore power to those affected last week by devastating tornadoes in northern Illinois. “I cannot thank the employees of ComEd enough for their round-the-clock efforts to restore power after a massive tornado did significant damage to power grid,” said State Sen. Dave Syverson.

On April 8, Senate Republican lawmakers attended a joint hearing of the Appropriations I and II Committees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), focusing on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016. State Senators David Luechtefeld (R-Okawville), Dale Righter (R-Mattoon), and Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) all represent areas that are affected heavily by Illinois’ public university system. During the

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s task force aimed at reducing the number of local governments in Illinois recently held its first meeting, and a major credit rating agency is reacting favorably to the effort, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). In other news, the Governor announced he is teaming with nationally-known fitness expert Jake Steinfeld to launch a new

Springfield – By working in good faith across party lines, Gov. Bruce Rauner brought Senate and House lawmakers together to negotiate a fix to the $1.6 billion hole in the current budget. The solution was passed by lawmakers one year to the day after Gov. Pat Quinn outlined his budget plan—which seriously underfunded a number of state programs and services,

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) joined a bipartisan majority of lawmakers to pass legislation that will enable Governor Bruce Rauner to fill a $1.6 billion hole in the fiscal year 2015 budget. “Today we took a tough vote to plug a massive $1.6 billion hole in the current year budget,” said State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “No one

“Yesterday, the Illinois House passed legislation designed to plug a massive $1.6 billion hole in the current year budget,” said State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “No one likes the cuts contained in the legislation, and no one wants to make cuts like this, but the simple fact is that former Governor Pat Quinn and Democrat leaders passed an unbalanced budget

Springfield—While yet another week passes, Democrat leaders continued to drag their feet instead of taking immediate action to help Gov. Bruce Rauner fix the $1.6 billion hole in the current Fiscal Year 2015 budget, said State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). In other state news, as promised, Gov. Rauner continues to propose ways Illinois can reduce the size of government and

Springfield, IL – The hottest topic at the Capitol this week was testimony surrounding a new state budget while the hottest ticket in town was a seat inside the State Supreme Court Chambers for oral arguments on public pension reform, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). Also during the week, the annual budget hearings continued at a fast pace.