IL Senate “Joint Caucus” Closed Budget Meeting
Setting bad precedent?
by Kate Piercy
The Chicago Tribune’s Clout St. Street reports:
The Illinois Senate plans to meet behind closed doors this morning to hear a presentation by experts about state budgets and the national economy, a move that open government advocates called baffling.
The unusual secret gathering is being billed as a “joint caucus” of the majority Democrats and the minority Republicans, two groups that represent the entire 59 members of the Illinois Senate. The caucuses routinely meet separately to plot partisan strategy, and the public is
not invited. But a joint meeting is very rare.
Why the closed doors? Check out Clout Street’s full report here.