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Civic Federation Offers "Painful, but Necessary" Solutions to Illinois Budget Crisis

Posted on February 13, 2015

WTTW's Chicago Tonight

This article reviews the Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation’s FY2016 State Budget Roadmap, an annual report released prior to the Governor’s budget address. The recommendations in the comprehensive 5-year plan would immediately stabilize the State’s operating budget, establish a sustainable long-term financial plan and pay off the State’s $6.4 billion backlog of unpaid bills.