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…

STEM, (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) was the topic of the day at the Capitol recently. Many schools, to include AlWood and Knoxville, were on hand to showcase STEM projects…

Inside: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month Lyme disease is a growing national public health crisis and according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, cases are on the rise…