{"id":307743,"date":"2010-02-11T13:50:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T18:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=17738"},"modified":"2010-02-11T13:50:13","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T18:50:13","slug":"senate-bill-would-give-quinn-three-extra-weeks-to-prepare-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/307743","title":{"rendered":"Senate bill would give Quinn three extra weeks to prepare budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"SPRINGFIELD — Facing a dire budget situation, Gov. Pat Quinn has been lobbying lawmakers for months to give him more time to craft a state budget.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Democrats who control the Illinois Senate pushed through a proposal that would give him three additional weeks to crunch, massage and work out the numbers.<\/p>\n

The measure was approved 31-21. All Republicans voted “no,” arguing that Quinn shouldn’t get extra time since the state’s budget woes already are well-documented and should be addressed “sooner rather than later.” <\/span><\/p>\n

“I think it’s a little foolhardy to move this back into March,” said state Sen. Brad Burzynski, R-Clare.<\/p>\n

In giving Quinn extra time, Democrats also added a new wrinkle to the often byzantine budgeting process that has left Illinois government teetering on the edge of an $11 billion hole.<\/p>\n

Now, instead of launching the budget-writing process after the governor’s speech March 10, Quinn will be required to post an online outline of the state’s financial details two weeks before he takes the stage.<\/p>\n

The numbers will give Illinois residents an opportunity to review and chime in on the state’s finances, supporters said.<\/p>\n

“A budget that reflects input from the people of Illinois will be a better budget for the people of Illinois,” Quinn wrote in a letter to lawmakers.<\/p>\n

Republicans said Quinn already has the ability to make budget numbers widely available to the public. Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, called the move “window-dressing” to hide that the governor was supposed to outline his budget next week, not next month.<\/p>\n

“We ought to have the budget address when it was scheduled,” Radogno said.<\/p>\n

Cullerton said the partisanship on the issue indicates the legislative session may be a raucous, sniping affair in the coming months as the two parties parry for votes heading into November.<\/p>\n

“This does not bode well for the rest of the year,” he said.<\/p>\n

The measure now moves to the House for further action.<\/p>\n

The legislation is House Bill 2240.<\/p>\n

Read the original article from Herald & Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Distributed via Chicago Press Release Services<\/a><\/p>\n

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