Illinois mayors upset with Governor Quinn (KMOV St. Louis)

9 March 2010, 7:21 pm

Several mayors in Illinois aren’t too happy with Governor Pat Quinn. The mayors fear the governor will elect to cut funding to cities in order to help the state make up the budget shortfall. As of today, most believe that the state has a $13 billion dollar shortfall. In recent weeks, Governor Quinn suggested that he would deal with the funding gap by cutting $2 billion in spending, not paying ...... Read More »

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