Budget crunch leaves state in the red

March 10, 2010

NBC Nightly News - Online edition

 

This news segment from “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams” is about the deleterious effect that Illinois’ fiscal problems are having on school districts across the state. In an interview, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall explains that Illinois meets the classical definition of bankruptcy in that it is not paying its bills on time as they come due.