On Tuesday, Gov. Rauner vowed to keep Illinois operating, even without an enacted spending plan. “In the meantime, we’re going to manage the government without a budget, try to minimize the disruption to the people of Illinois and we’re committed to working hard to make sure the men and women that serve the government are paid their full salaries on time,” he said, according to Reuters.
Illinois’ comptroller has said most state payments will stop without appropriate funds, and State Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday said Illinois’ constitution and statutes prohibit government spending without an approved budget plan.
Veteran House Speaker Michael Madigan previously said he would present a month-long emergency budget on Wednesday to ensure the continued operation of essential government services, but Gov. Rauner has indicated he would reject such a measure.
Speaker Madigan’s $2.26 billion temporary state budget would fund services such as Medicaid, corrections, state police and childcare, according to the report. However, Gov. Rauner said he would not accept a temporary fiscal 2016 budget, and last week he vetoed most of a $36.3 billion budget passed by Democrats.
Gov. Rauner signed a school funding budget into law before the deadline, but vetoed other fiscal 2016 spending bills, pointing toward a nearly $4 billion revenue gap in the Democrats’ $36.3 billion budget.
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