Not long ago, lawmakers agreed that Illinois by current law will have $34 billion to spend next year. But this week the Democratically led General Assembly began creating a state budget that will spend $37 billion. That figure assumes the General Assembly will approve a tax increase by May 31.
Leading Democrats say they’re just identifying the state’s needs and will worry about where the money comes from later.
Sound backward? It sure does to Republicans in the legislature. That’s the focus of this week’s “Only in Illinois.”