State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) voted No on a taxing and spending proposal which was brought before the Illinois House in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. “Continuing to raise…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) presented Senate Joint Resolution 50 in the Illinois House, declaring May 1, 2024, as “Illinois Bacon Day.” A fifth-generation family farmer from Henry County, Swanson…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) spoke about House Resolution 706, which declares August 2024 as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month and encourages continuing research on spinal muscular atrophy and community…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) presented House Resolution 705, declaring May 2024 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the State of Illinois, and called upon the federal government to allocate…

Inside: End of session quickly approaching Tonight we are in the midst of what was supposed to be the final evening of this year’s session in Springfield. Session days have…

SPRINGFIELD – State Representatives Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) and Travis Weaver (R-Edwards) spoke out recently to call for the state to commit funding to better maintain historic sites in northwestern Illinois….

Last week I had the chance to sit down with Future Leaders from the pork industry, as well as representatives from the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Pork…

Inside: Revenue estimate shows state with $52.1 billion available The Illinois state Constitution requires the General Assembly to enact a balanced budget every year. Another state law requires us to…

This weekend the U. S. Army and Illinois Army National Guard added 12 Second Lieutenants during a ceremony for the ROTC Leatherneck Battalion at Western Illinois University. These young men…