GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER SAYS HE’S DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED BY A LAWSUIT FILED TO STOP STATE WORKERS FROM GETTING PAID. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN FILED THE SUIT…ASKING THE COURT TO LIFT AN ORDER THAT KEEPS PAYCHECKS FLOWING DESPITE THE 19 MONTH BUDGET IMPASSE. GOVERNOR RAUNER DISAGREES WITH THE MOVE.
GOVERNOR RAUNER FEARS THE SUIT WILL DERAIL ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE PROPOSED “GRAND BARGAIN.”
MADIGAN SAYS THE ORDER TO KEEP PAYING STATE EMPLOYEES HAS REMOVED MUCH OF THE URGENCY FOR LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A BUDGET DEAL.
