Dear Friend, House Committees are starting to move lots of legislation now that the spring Session has reached its near mid-way point. This week I was able to present a…

Dear Friends, As temperatures drop and snow begins to fall throughout Southern Illinois, I want to share with you a very useful website that you can access for up to…

Dear Friend, I guess you could consider this week’s edition of Severin Says to be the first ‘Illinois budget edition’ of our weekly newsletter this year. The reason for that…

Springfield….According to State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton), Governor JB Pritzker’s first combined State of the State and Budget Address before a joint Session of the Illinois General Assembly laid out…

I was honored to present Gary and Billie Wyant with a certificate of congratulations on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary! Congratulations! Dear Friend, Before I get into the…

Springfield….117th District State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) was not in a loving mood following a Valentine’s Day vote to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. Severin, who is…

Dear Friend, This week’s edition of Severin Says will take a look at my Committee assignments in the House, our TREMENDOUS Town Hall meeting on Monday, and we’ll discuss a…

Springfield….117th District State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) has announced his appointment to several key House Committees. Severin says he believes his assigned Committees will allow him to use his voice…

Dear Friend,  This week was a short one in Springfield, as the winter weather cut short the first week of floor votes and House Committee action. Wednesday’s temperatures plunged into…

Springfield….On the first day for floor votes in the 101stGeneral Assembly, 117th District State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) voted no on a proposal he says gives Mike Madigan total control…