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.