illinois budget

Public Meeting on Budget Impasse Could Happen
Public Meeting on Budget Impasse Could Happen
Public Meeting on Budget Impasse Could Happen
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network If legislative leaders and Gov. Bruce Rauner are going to meet in public on the budget stalemate, who should set the agenda? The answers you get depend on which party you’re asking. The same civic advocacy groups who asked for a public meeting to be held want a “bipartisan agenda” to guide it...
McQueary: Proposed Public Budget Meeting Is 'Most Ridiculous Thing' [AUDIO]
McQueary: Proposed Public Budget Meeting Is 'Most Ridiculous Thing' [AUDIO]
McQueary: Proposed Public Budget Meeting Is 'Most Ridiculous Thing' [AUDIO]
Have you heard? Illinois still doesn't have a budget in place. I know. Hard to believe, right? Rockford native & Chicago Tribune editorial board member Kristen McQueary joined the show this week to discuss Illinois' budget crisis and the proposed public negotiation sessions between the Governor and legislative leaders. As...
Quinn: No Regrets About Time As Illinois Governor
Quinn: No Regrets About Time As Illinois Governor
Quinn: No Regrets About Time As Illinois Governor
Michel Kiser -- Illinois Radio Network Former Illinois governor Pat Quinn says he's disappointed that there still isn't a state budget in place...as we are now in the fourth month of the fiscal year. Quinn was in Champaign for an event celebrating the new Chez Family Foundation Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education at the University of Illinois...
Illinois Budget Impasse Affecting Emergency Call Systems
Illinois Budget Impasse Affecting Emergency Call Systems
Illinois Budget Impasse Affecting Emergency Call Systems
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents seeking help through their local emergency 911 systems may be on their own if the budget fight between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats in the Legislature continues. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprise newspapers reports that without a budget in place, emergency call systems are no longer receiving revenue from a tax on cell phone users...
Sen. Tim Bivins: Illinois Budget Fix Is Big Rauner Win [AUDIO]
Sen. Tim Bivins: Illinois Budget Fix Is Big Rauner Win [AUDIO]
Sen. Tim Bivins: Illinois Budget Fix Is Big Rauner Win [AUDIO]
There's a lot happening in Springfield this week as lawmakers attempt a fix for the current fiscal year's budget and conduct hearings on a numbers of issues that impact the 2016 spending plan. State Senator Tim Bivins joined us on the show this week to discuss a number of topics...