OVER INTENSE OBJECTIONS FROM REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS IN THE ILLINOIS HOUSE APPROVED A NEARLY 40 BILLION DOLLAR STATE BUDGET.
THE G-O-P IS SLAMMING THE SPENDING PLAN, SAYING IT'S SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS OUT OF WHACK. BUT DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA FLYNN CURRIE SAYS THEY CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO TAKE ACTION.
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY SAID HE WOULD VETO THE MEASURE.