Fiscal Year Begins Without a Budget
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State lawmakers are considered a temporary one-month budget.
State lawmakers are considered a temporary one-month budget in an effort to keep state government funded. That measure failed in the House. Senate President John Cullerton has proposed a measure that addresses the pension crisis facing Chicago Public Schools, while also incorporating a property tax freeze which Gov. Bruce Rauner sought. Carol Marin and Amanda Vinicky will have the latest.
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Fiscal Year Begins Without a Budget
Clip: 6/30/2015 | 6mVideo has Closed Captions
State lawmakers are considered a temporary one-month budget in an effort to keep state government funded. That measure failed in the House. Senate President John Cullerton has proposed a measure that addresses the pension crisis facing Chicago Public Schools, while also incorporating a property tax freeze which Gov. Bruce Rauner sought. Carol Marin and Amanda Vinicky will have the latest.
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