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State Rep. Says Funds Sweeps Don't Address Structurual Issues

Borrowing or sweeping from special funds is not a solution to the state’s fiscal problems, it’s a smokescreen. That’s according to one state Representative who says it’s time for lawmakers to face the state’s fiscal realities and avoid the practice of taking money from hundreds of Illinois’ special funds.

Highwood Democratic State Representative Scott Drury says the special funds are meant for specific purposes and have been raided by state government in the past to make up for any shortfall, something he says doesn’t address the structural problems.

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Drury says it’s time for lawmakers to come together and resolve the nearly six-month-old budget impasse.

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Drury says politicians avoid the realities of budget cuts, new revenue or both. Drury has said for months that if Illinois wants to use special funds they should rework how the funds are managed and not use stopgap measure to balance the state’s budget by borrowing from the segregated money.

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