Post by Logan on Jun 12, 2016 6:47:21 GMT -6
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed a measure approved by Democratic lawmakers in April that would spend nearly $4 billion on higher education and human services for the current budget year, calling it an "unfunded, empty promise."
The measure was an outgrowth of the Springfield stalemate and the test of wills between Rauner and Democrats that has left the state without a formal state budget for nearly a year.
The bill was approved in April by Democratic majorities in the House and Senate to provide funding for the current budget year, which runs through June 30, for various social services that had not been ordered funded by court action or consent decrees. Higher education subsequently received a partial appropriation.
While Rauner previously had vowed to veto the bill, he used his Friday veto message as another platform to criticize the General Assembly, though the note lacked a direct reference to Democrats and the governor's chief political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-bill-veto-met-0611-20160610-story.html
The measure was an outgrowth of the Springfield stalemate and the test of wills between Rauner and Democrats that has left the state without a formal state budget for nearly a year.
The bill was approved in April by Democratic majorities in the House and Senate to provide funding for the current budget year, which runs through June 30, for various social services that had not been ordered funded by court action or consent decrees. Higher education subsequently received a partial appropriation.
While Rauner previously had vowed to veto the bill, he used his Friday veto message as another platform to criticize the General Assembly, though the note lacked a direct reference to Democrats and the governor's chief political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-budget-bill-veto-met-0611-20160610-story.html