Behind the Court Case That Could Shut Down State Government
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State employees are in the middle of a political war on two fronts.
The state’s largest public employees union Monday began voting on whether to strike. They could lose wages anyway, depending on the outcome of a court motion recently filed by Attorney General Lisa Madigan that argues it’s illegal to continue paying the state workforce absent a budget. Amanda Vinicky has the latest.
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Behind the Court Case That Could Shut Down State Government
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The state’s largest public employees union Monday began voting on whether to strike. They could lose wages anyway, depending on the outcome of a court motion recently filed by Attorney General Lisa Madigan that argues it’s illegal to continue paying the state workforce absent a budget. Amanda Vinicky has the latest.
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