IL Budget Clock

How long has it been since Illinois had a budget, how did this happen, and what can we do about it?
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Notes from the April 11 budget panel hosted by @ILCampaign for Political reform https://t.co/dVVEUSVB1j

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Judge tosses social services lawsuit that included Diana Rauner's organization https://t.co/nwGc8oAqbr

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Under the stopgap budget, expenses jumped 12 percent despite revenues remaining flat, according to Moody's https://t.co/LIJyd84OVQ

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.@PayNowIllinois, a coalition of social services providers suing Illinois for breach of contract, now has 99 members https://t.co/sKBBV6995p

[Capitol Fax @capitolfax]

Capitol Fax #twill Legislators finally get paid for April: * They also received some per diem checks…

State ... https://t.co/0Xplp1m8fG

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IL’s temporary, patchwork budget is 11 months, 30 days, 17 hours, 18 minutes late. https://t.co/G2W3T4M87f

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Maybe it’s because @TheDailyShow made fun of them? https://t.co/V7a1hOdUCD

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The legislature votes on a 6 mth budget today (12 mths for K-12 funding). https://t.co/3OmDpE0bFE

[Chi Hack Night @chihacknight]

Tonight, we'll have to add the year counter to our @ILBudgetClock. This is not good. At all. #chihacknight

[Mary Ann Ahern @MaryAnnAhernNBC]

Deadline Nears for Lawmakers to Pass State Budget https://t.co/iWIEJCqjZb

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Plan vetoed by the governor should be the starting point. It had mass agreement across the aisle on how to fund many agencies - Sen. Manar

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Even the governor, deeply interested in reducing spending, has not found a way to balance the budget w/o additional revenue - Sen Biss

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“It’s attractive to talk about reform when we meet cut.” - @danielbiss

[Jane Grover @janegrover]

There's lack of clarity about governor's position. Why aren't house, senate bills on workers comp sufficient? @AndyManar, @CityClubChicago

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Until pension debt and Medicaid are addressed, no one should even think about raising taxes. - Rep McSweeney

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Rep. Bellock hopes the budget working group will have a proposal by the end of the week.

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Can’t lower unemployment in some parts of IL enough to make up for high unemployment in others. Difficult convo, not being had - @andymanar

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Government corruption, fiscal uncertainty is a huge disincentive for the private sector to invest in IL, says @danielbiss.

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Demi asked: Why the resistance to Governor’s attempt at supporting private sector job creation? + where is the Dem’s agenda?

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With the Reps emphasizing the former and the Dems the latter, not surprisingly. https://t.co/Xyss7TQ213

[Jane Grover @janegrover]

Panel @CityClubChicago agrees: lack of spending controls and unpredictable, piecemeal allocations w/o budget undermine state economy.

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Panelists explain that 91% of state spending is court mandated, still being paid.