09-04-2018 21:36 via yahoo.com

Illinois Republicans warn against repeat of partial state budgets

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Monday called on state lawmakers to pass a full-year fiscal 2019 budget that adheres to a revenue estimate and not a partial spending plan meant onlyto get the state past the November election.The Republican governor, who is running for a second term against Democrat J.B. Pritzker, also urged lawmakers to send him a bill aimed at saving Illinois as much as $1 billion in pension costs annually before the spring legislative session ends on May 31.Rauner's request
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