SPRINGFIELD, IL – (Greg Bishop, Illinois News Newtork. Please click on the link above for the full story, and other stories about the budget stalemate. Here is an excerpt below.)
House Democrats introduced their spending plan Tuesday, less than four days before the start of a new fiscal year. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin said the plan has plenty of uncertainties.
The $36.5 billion budget bill proposed by the House spends about half a billion dollars more than Republican leaders’ plan and will rely on at least $5 billion in tax increases, as both the Republicans’ and Senate Democrats’ plans do.
In discussing details of the newly filed measure, Speaker Michael Madigan acknowledged it isn’t perfect.
“But I think it goes a long way into getting the state of Illinois in a good solid spending plan that responds to the real needs of the state, the real needs of the people of this state, and significantly is below the level of the governor’s introduced budget [of $37.3 billion],” Madigan said.
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