Democrats propose 1-month budget; Rauner ready to nix it
Source: AP
By JOHN O'CONNOR and SARA BURNETT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner appeared ready Tuesday to reject a Democratic proposal aimed at keeping state services functioning for another month, leaving the state without a way to pay bills and leading to questions about what will happen Wednesday morning.
House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state's most powerful Democrat, said Tuesday his short-term fix would provide $2.3 billion to cover one month of state police protection, Medicaid health care coverage for the poor and disabled, child care and more.
"The purpose here is to provide that we would avoid the government shutdown," the Chicago Democrat told reporters at the state Capitol after a day of politicians scurrying without a clear finish line in sight. Majority Democrats in the Senate were on board with the stop-gap plan.
Asked whether the governor would support Madigan's temporary budget, deputy chief of staff Mike Schrimpf pointed to Rauner's statement earlier in June that "an unbalanced short-term budget with no real reforms is still a phony budget and unacceptable to the people of Illinois."
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks at a news conference Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Springfield, Ill. The state's most powerful Democrat says the Illinois House will approve a temporary budget to ensure continued services as a new fiscal year starts Wednesday without a spending agreement. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
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