SPRINGFIELD – Southern Illinois Republican House members voted in opposition to a controversial bill they say will lead schools to teach age-inappropriate sexual education curriculum. State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) says…

SPRINGFIELD – 117th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) issued the following statement in response to the passage of SB 818 out of the House Elementary and Secondary Education Curriculum & Policy…

BENTON – 117th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) announced this week that the Illinois Department of Transportation is awarding road grant funding for two projects. IDOT announced this week that…

Building on Partnerships with FQHCs and Safety Net Hospitals, New Phase of Program to Help Reach Rural and Underserved Communities MORRIS – Building on efforts to ensure the equitable distribution of…

BENTON – This week, State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) led a bipartisan coalition of legislators and education advocacy groups requesting the loosening of restrictions on fan and audience attendance at…

MARION – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is pleased with the release of more than $1 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to…

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) is leading a bipartisan coalition of legislators in requesting Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health loosen COVID-19 restrictions at K-12…

BENTON – 117th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) issued the following statement in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s signing of HB 3653 on Monday. “The changes contained in this massive…

SPRINGFIELD – 117th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) issued the following statement in response to Mike Madigan’s resignation from the Illinois legislature. “When I first ran for office, the…

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) listened via Zoom to Governor JB Pritzker’s combined 2021 State of the State and FY 22 Budget Address on Wednesday. Severin says the format…