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Road Salt Provides Impetus for Illinois Spending Agreement
Road Salt Provides Impetus for Illinois Spending Agreement
Road Salt Provides Impetus for Illinois Spending Agreement
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The increasing needs of a government without a budget has at least temporarily cut into Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's resolve to stand firm against spending any state money without a spending agreement. The Republican governor compromised last week, allowing Democrats who control the House to approve spending authority for about $3 billion even though the state has gone m
Rauner Frustrated By Lack of Budget Progress
Rauner Frustrated By Lack of Budget Progress
Rauner Frustrated By Lack of Budget Progress
Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network Almost a year into his term, and a day after his much-ballyhooed budget meeting with the four legislative leaders, Gov. Bruce Rauner shared a realization with reporters. “We're in this strange place,” he said, “where the legislature just wanted to pass a big spending plan and said, Governor, okay, you decide how to fix it, we'll tell you how much we want to spen
Rauner, Dem Leaders Plan Tuesday Budget Summit
Rauner, Dem Leaders Plan Tuesday Budget Summit
Rauner, Dem Leaders Plan Tuesday Budget Summit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders are scheduled to meet Tuesday in a highly publicized and partially public budget summit. The Republican executive and Democrats who control the General Assembly have been unable to agree on a state spending plan for the year that began July 1...
Illinois Lottery Ticket Sales Plunge After Payout Delay
Illinois Lottery Ticket Sales Plunge After Payout Delay
Illinois Lottery Ticket Sales Plunge After Payout Delay
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lottery ticket sales have plummeted since lottery officials announced delaying payouts over $600 because of the state budget impasse. Data obtained by The Associated Press through a public information request show that gross sales in October were the lowest yet in 2015...
Could End To Budget Stalemate Be In Sight?
Could End To Budget Stalemate Be In Sight?
Could End To Budget Stalemate Be In Sight?
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Both the House and Senate are back in the Capitol today, but legislators predict any breakthrough in the budget impasse will wait until after a political deadline later this month. Candidates for the March primary election will file petitions to be on the ballot between November 23 and 30...
Edgar: Rauner Holding Budget Hostage For Agenda [AUDIO]
Edgar: Rauner Holding Budget Hostage For Agenda [AUDIO]
Edgar: Rauner Holding Budget Hostage For Agenda [AUDIO]
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Former Gov. Jim Edgar is criticizing the current governor from his own party for the current budget stalemate. In a lecture to political science students at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Edgar said he supports some of Gov...
Slavery Brought Into Rhetoric Over Illinois Budget Stalemate
Slavery Brought Into Rhetoric Over Illinois Budget Stalemate
Slavery Brought Into Rhetoric Over Illinois Budget Stalemate
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Slavery has been brought into the rhetoric over the budget stalemate. Gov. Bruce Rauner has insisted he’s given more than he’s taken in trying to settle the impasse, while maintaining proposals such as limits on collective bargaining have to be passed along with the budget...
GOP Leaders Stand By Rauner Call For Reform
GOP Leaders Stand By Rauner Call For Reform
GOP Leaders Stand By Rauner Call For Reform
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network If there’s a compromise to be reached on the budget stalemate, Republican leaders says it’s up to Democrats to offer concessions. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin is firmly behind Gov. Bruce Rauner’s stance that his agenda must be passed along with a spending plan...
Major Police Union Pushes For Budget Solution
Major Police Union Pushes For Budget Solution
Major Police Union Pushes For Budget Solution
Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network The men and women in blue want the men and women at the Capitol to get with it – get a budget together. In an open letter, Fraternal Order of Police Illinois president Chris Southwood said, “Law enforcement officers know about hostage situations, where people try to get their way by threatening innocent lives...

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