FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate today approved a $26.1 billion operations budget after working into the early morning hours with Democrats and Republicans pointing fingers at each other in election-year gamesmanship.
Democrats who control the Senate voted 31-26 to send the spending plan to the House, which is set to consider it later today ahead of the General Assembly's scheduled spring adjournment. But first, powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan has scheduled a morning closed-door meeting of his members with Gov. Pat Quinn.
FULL STORY:
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/05/illinois-senate-debates-state-budget-into-early-morning.html#more
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