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Sen. Rose: We Missed The Opportunity of a Lifetime

An opportunity of a lifetime missed is how one local lawmaker describes the last six days.
 
State Sen. Chapin Rose says Illinois Senators were 12 hours away from a budget deal that would have put Illinois on a path of fiscal health and prosperity before budget bills were called in the Illinois House.
 
 
The Senator does not see the budget agreement as a way to making much movement on the backlog of bills and also notes Illinois still faces a junk bond status from Moody's Investors Services.
 
 
Sen. Rose says the language around school funding is essentially handcuffing downstate schools until Chicago Public Schools get a bailout.
 
 
Sen. Rose hopes lawmakers can find middle ground on an evidenced based school funding model. 
 
He notes he maintained a no vote because he was not for a tax increase that was not tied to reforms. 

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