Illinois State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford)
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Recent News About Illinois State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford)
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Sen. Syverson opposes Public Aid bill
The Senate passed a bill last week that restructures care grants and amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to require the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to restructure the Family Support Program to enable early treatment of youth, young adults and transition-age adults with a serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance.
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From West Central Reporter
GOP officials fight against getting rid of prisoner co-pay
Teaching incarcerated individuals responsibility and being fair to Illinois taxpayers are key, according to Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford).
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Senate OKs $800 million in raises for health care workers while state is billions of dollars in debt
With billions of dollars in unpaid bills, and CNN claiming Illinois could become America’s first ‘junk’ state, the Senate passed a $819 million bill to increase employee wages.
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Syverson, Righter help move hospital assessment program bills through Senate
Sens. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) and Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) added their voices in support of a pair of Senate bills that had to pass together for the federal authorization of $3.5 billion needed to maintain the Illinois Hospital Assessment Program ending in June.
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Senate panel backs gun-related bills involving Tannerite, FOID cards in abuse cases
Sens. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) and Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) discussed two gun-related bills proposed by Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) before the two measures were approved at Wednesday's meeting of the Senate Executive Committee.