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After a weekend break, Senators will return to Springfield this afternoon, as the calendar draws closer to the scheduled May 31 adjournment.While the end…
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With the new year comes the annual process of crafting a new state budget. Money will be tight, despite a pension law that's supposed to save $160 billion…
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Even if Illinois keeps its higher income tax rate, a new report projects the state is headed toward deficit spending. Illinois residents are paying a…
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After years of state budget cuts, Illinois schools will get roughly level funding under legislation signed into law Thursday. But Governor Pat Quinn says…
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Another key component of the Illinois state budget moved through the General Assembly on Wednesday. The Democrats' spending plan prevents what could have…
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The bulk of a new state budget passed out of the Illinois House Tuesday, and now heads to the Senate. It's far less harsh than lawmakers had been…
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Despite years of cuts to the Illinois state budget ... even more are ahead. Legislators are still deciding where else they can slash spending. "Human…