So much for a ballot chocked full of constitutional amendments this fall, Thursday the Senate approved just one.
All lawmakers could agree upon was asking voters if revenue’s from the Road Fund should be held in a “lock box” and away from the power of fund sweeps. In the past, lawmakers or the Governor would take money out of the the road fund or any fund to pay for other state services or bills.
All the amendment talk proved much ado about nothing. No one’s legislative map proposals went very far, the press for a graduated income tax evaporated and House Speaker Michael Madigan never got a vote on his proposal to made education a “fundmental right”.
All amendments needed to be voted and passed this week by both chambers.