I would like to invite you to join me at one of the events below. I am honored to have Congressman Adam Kinzinger and Doug Whitley as my special guest speakers. I want to say thank you in advance for your willingness to help me by attending one of these 2 events which I know [...]
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Controversial legislation allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses passed the Illinois Senate despite the objections of State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford). “The federal government has failed to act responsibly, thus creating a massive immigration problem at the state level,” Syverson said. “A federal failure has caused a great deal of pain [...]
You hear a lot about Corporate Welfare for the Agricultural Industry. And I would agree there are parts in the 2012 Farm Bill dealing with “Corporate Welfare” that need to be reviewed. However, what makes up the 2012 Farm Bill? (Click on Title above to view graph)
The Teacher Retirement System Board voted to drop their investment return assumption from 8.5% to 8.0%. In addition, the Board updated their Mortality Tables adding an average of 1.5 years to the current lifetime. Lastly, the Board reduced salary increase assumptions for the next 30 years from 7.0% to 6.0% (average teacher salary increase has [...]
Chicago Public Schools is in the final year of a three-year pension “holiday.” This “holiday” allowed CPS to reduce its pension contributions to the Chicago teachers’ pension fund by $1.2 Billion from 2011 to 2013. This pension “holiday” was enacted in 2010 when it was included in as part of SB1946, the pension reform legislation [...]
Two Major statewide business groups have honored Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) for his pro-jobs business record. The Senator was named “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and “Champion of Free Enterprise” by the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce. “As a Leader in the Senate, Dave has been a tireless [...]
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:00-6:30 p.m. Franchesco’s Ristorante (Sinatra Room) 7128 Spring Creek Road $50 per person Tickets available at the Door Sponsorships Available $250 for Senate (3 tickets) $500 for Governor (4 tickets) $1,000 for Congressional (5 tickets) $2,500 for Presidential (8 tickets) $5,000 for Event (10 Tickets) Please make checks payable to: “Dave [...]
The Governor has called a special session for August 17th to deal with the State’s Pension Crisis. Unfortunately, I believe this is more political than substantive in nature. It is highly doubtful that a resolution on an issue as important and complicated as pension reform can be accomplished in just a couple hours on a [...]
Local lawmakers believe the Village of Roscoe can play a key role in solving the problems created by the Secretary of State’s closure of one of the Rockford DMV facilities. As a result of the closure of the Auburn Street DMV branch, the remaining facility in Rockford on State Street will see a dramatic increase [...]
The pension problem should not come as a surprise to anyone. This has been a problem that began in the early 90’s, but became a real issue starting after the 2003 election. In 1995, realizing there was a problem, I sponsored legislation that would mandate the state to fully fund its pensions every year. That [...]
Senator Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) is warning that legislation touted as “Medicaid reform” by Democratic leaders will actually do more harm than good. Syverson said that two measures passed recently – Senate Bill 3261 and House Bill 5007 – end up pushing healthcare costs onto hospitals and patients at a time they can least afford it. [...]
On May 29, Senator Syverson opposed legislation increasing cigarette taxes, a move he warned would harm Illinois border communities by driving consumers to neighboring states to buy their tobacco products. Under Senate Bill 2194, Illinois cigarette taxes would jump by $10 a carton, to more than $20.00 when the sales tax is included, and making Illinois [...]
