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Budgetless Illinois Is Overspending By $6B, Experts Say

Posted on March 22, 2017

Law 360

This article discusses a recent Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee hearing where legislators heard testimony regarding the State’s continued spending far in excess of its known revenues due to the absence of a budget. During his testimony, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall highlighted recommendations from the Federation's State of Illinois FY2018 Budget Roadmap, which presents a plan for stabilizing Illinois’ finances, and also answered lawmakers’ questions about the irreparable harm the budget impasse is causing.