Senator Syverson’s Week in Review: June 29 – July 3, 2015
July 2, 2015
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ budget standoff continued this week as the new fiscal year began without a state spending plan in place. Despite Republicans’ calls for open, bipartisan negotiations, Democrat leaders have continued to drag their feet, refusing to compromise on a permanent budget solution and instead pushing an unbalanced one-month budget through the Senate. While things may look grim, Senator