The State Budget is at Impasse, But Local Lawmakers’ War Chests Still Flush
ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune is quoted in this article
via – Harrisburg Register
“Illinois’ social service safety net has been shredded due to the state’s nearly two-year budget impasse. Public universities have been forced to cancel classes and cut programs. The state’s backlog of unpaid bills is close to $14 billion.
Yet, politics continues as usual in Springfield, as one source of funding continues to flood in from reliable sources.
In the last six month reporting period, three southern Illinois state representatives received more than $200,000 each from the leaders of the state’s Democratic and Republican parties, an analysis shows. Another took in more than $1.5 million from the same sources.”
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