Comptroller Munger: ‘Devastating’ Budget Stalemate Needs to End
ICPR’s forum “Illinois Budget: Defining and Funding the Essential Priorities” was mentioned in this article
via WTTW
“Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger is trying to address the state’s budget stalemate with a direct message to all state officeholders, advising them all–from the governor, to the constitutional officers and lawmakers: Get in line for your paycheck.
‘Our state government is not serving anyone well,’ said Munger. ‘This budget stalemate is devastating to the very people and organizations it is supposed to serve; the very people and organizations who fund it.
‘Yet against this backdrop, the state is paying members of the General Assembly and our constitutional officers–including me–on time every month, essentially giving us preferential treatment. Combined, those payments total $1.3 million each month, or $15.6 million annually. That $1.3 million can mean a lot to a nonprofit.'”
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