WAND-TV (Decatur, IL) online article :
SPRINGFIELD-----Illinois lawmakers averted a shutdown of schools and avoided further uncertainty in government operations with a partial budget deal that funds education for a year and other areas for six months.
The Illinois Legislature passed a package of bills Thursday (June 30, 2016) to complete an agreement by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic lawmakers after days of negotiations. But the deal means the state will still enter a second fiscal year Friday (July 1, 2016) without a full budget and will likely extend the partisan fighting over a comprehensive spending plan past the November elections.
The partial budget ensures schools will operate for a full academic year and brings a sigh of relief for districts that wondered whether they could open at all.
Higher education institutions, social services providers, and government operations will get money for six months.
Chicago Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan indicated he had achieved what he's sought since Rauner took office 18 months ago (. He says the deal is the result of "serious compromise and good-faith efforts."
He noted Rauner set aside his agenda for changes to the business climate that Democrats oppose but acknowledged Democrats didn't get everything they wanted either.
Senate President John Cullerton -- a Chicago Democrat -- says it's an indication of what can be done when all sides work together.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
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