SPRINGFIELD, IL – It was a rollercoaster week in the Illinois Statehouse, beginning with the Governor’s veto of controversial “binding arbitration” legislation. As the General

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation sponsored by State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) to increase collaboration with the Department of Defense on child

SPRINGFIELD – Senate Democrats narrowly rammed through legislation purported to represent school funding reform, despite analysis from the state school board showing that plan was

With just over three weeks remaining in the 2016 spring legislative session, Illinois has entered its eleventh month without a state budget. However, recent action

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) voted to send nearly $20 million more in state funding to Illinois State University, on top of the

Downstate schools could lose $120 million per year under a school funding formula currently being debated at the state Capitol, according to data released by

“I appreciate Senator Manar’s continued work on school funding reform, but the numbers make it clear that his proposal has taken a major step backward

SPRINGFIELD – Positive progress continued this week when Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law an appropriations bill that funds higher education and MAP grants for

I would like to invite you to a pair of Town Hall meetings that I am hosting in conjunction with Representative Tom Bennett (R-Watseka). These

SPRINGFIELD – On April 22, both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation aimed at keeping colleges and universities open through the fall. In