Bill would curb Illinois state budget gimmicks allowing deficits since 2001

By Ben Szalinski

02/27/2020

Illinois has not truly balanced its budget since 2001 despite a constitutional requirement to do so. A new bill would help change that.

TAGS: accounting, balanced budget requirement, constitutional amendment, Illinois Constitution, Jaime Andrade Jr., NASBO: National Association of State Budget Officers

Illinois House members address urgent need to balance state budget

By Brad Weisenstein

03/02/2019

Democrats in the Illinois House are leading the push for a constitutional amendment that would require the state to balance its budget – a feat state lawmakers haven’t achieved since 2001.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, debt, Jaime Andrade Jr., Jerry Costello, Mary Edly-Allen, Monica Bristow, Terra Costa Howard

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