THE ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTED TUESDAY TO LET THE GOVERNOR GIVE HIS ANNUAL BUDGET ADDRESS IN MARCH INSTEAD OF FEBRUARY.
GOVERNOR PAT QUINN’S OFFICE ASKED TO MOVE THE BUDGET ADDRESS TO MARCH SIXTH...CITING SEVERAL REASONS. BUT REPRESENTATIVE JACK FRANKS OF WOODSTOCK PROTESTED…SAYING THIS WILL DELAY THE ENTIRE BUDGET MAKING PROCESS.
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THE HOUSE VOTED 88 TO 29 TO ALLOW THE CHANGE. THE SENATE MUST ALSO AGREE…AND THEN THE GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL BUDGET ADDRESS WILL BE MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH SIXTH.