SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn and top lawmakers are supposed to resume their budget negotiations Thursday, the same day a special panel is to suggest ways to streamline Illinois government.
State leaders failed to come up with a new state budget by their May 31st deadline. Now Quinn and legislative leaders are trying to hammer out a deal before the new budget year begins in July.
They may get some help from the Taxpayer Action Board, which Quinn created earlier this year.
The board has spent about two months looking at government operations and ways they could be improved.
Republican leaders in particular are demanding major reforms before they'll agree to a new budget.
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State leaders failed to come up with a new state budget by their May 31st deadline. Now Quinn and legislative leaders are trying to hammer out a deal before the new budget year begins in July.
They may get some help from the Taxpayer Action Board, which Quinn created earlier this year.
The board has spent about two months looking at government operations and ways they could be improved.
Republican leaders in particular are demanding major reforms before they'll agree to a new budget.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
