Barbara Flynn Currie

Illinois Budget Battles: "This is Simply Embarrassing."
Illinois Budget Battles: "This is Simply Embarrassing."
Illinois Budget Battles: "This is Simply Embarrassing."
There's been a lot of talk over the last year about Illinois' lack of a state budget, and a lot of finger-pointing between the political parties over the continuing impasse. Very few things illustrate the disconnect between the majority and minority parties as well as an exchange between legislators after the Democrats in the House passed Speaker Madigan's 500-plus page, $7 billion out-of-balance