Durkin: Budget negotiations hit new snag as spending bill changes; fate of tax increase vote in doubt

https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/durkin-budget-negotiations-hit-new-snag-as-spending-bill-changes/article_f323fe36-5f52-11e7-87bf-97f3a51bc251.html

SPRINGFIELD, IL – (Greg Bishop, Illinois News Network.  Please click on the link above for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

Senate Minority Leader, Jim Durkin (Blue Room Stream photo)

Budget negotiations at the state Capitol hit another snag Sunday as House Minority Leader Jim Durkin accused Democrats of making changes to legislation at the last minute.

Emerging from a Republican caucus meeting Sunday afternoon, Durkin said Democrats added a new amendment to their $36.5 billion spending bill.

Late Saturday, Speaker Michael Madigan announced a vote on a tax increase package would be held Sunday. But Durkin said that Republicans couldn’t put votes behind tax increases without knowing what’s in the spending plan.