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Editor's note appended.Last week’s short-term budget fix underscores tensions between some Democratic lawmakers and the new Republican governor. House and…
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The Illinois General Assembly this week approved a fix for Illinois short-term budget problems, but deeper issues remain. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Aaron…
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Republican Bruce Rauner has signed a temporary budget fix -- his first law since becoming governor earlier this year. Illinois' budget has a $1.6 billion…
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One fix to this year's budget comes in the form of an across-the-board cut of 2.25 percent. It would affect Illinois schools, which already say they don’t…
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The Illinois House on Tuesday voted to patch a 1.6-billion-dollar hole in the current state budget. The budget was supposed to get Illinois through June,…
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Host Amanda Vinicky and guests Andy Maloney (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin) and Patrick Yeagle (IL Times) discuss issues with the 2015 Budget, runoff in…
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Listen to reporter Rhonda Gillespie talk to Jamey Dunn about her story on funding for youth programs. Nearly three-dozen non-profit organizations — mostly…
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Next week, Gov. Bruce Rauner will unveil his spending proposal. The non-partisan Civic Federation has some suggestions.The Civic Federation’s Director,…
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Nearly three-dozen non-profit organizations — mostly in the Chicago area — were told Jan. 29 that money they were expected to get as part of an $8 million…
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Funding for everything from state-subsidized daycare to court reporters' salaries is running out in Illinois. At the same time, Republican Governor Bruce…