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Post by rocket on Sept 29, 2015 16:30:18 GMT -6
Only way to get a.budget is to recall all politicians including madigan and governor rauner and have an emergency election to vote all new people to do the job passing a budget.
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Post by capncrunch on Sept 29, 2015 17:26:15 GMT -6
Stickers reminders, for vehicles, are not being mailed due to the budget.
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Post by longtimelurker on Sept 30, 2015 6:13:43 GMT -6
I read that. Knowing me I'll probably forget to renew when my plates are due. The article I read said the secretary of states office spends $430,000 a month on mailing out those notices. It does seem like a waste of paper and money
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Post by oldtimer on Sept 30, 2015 6:18:54 GMT -6
I read that. Knowing me I'll probably forget to renew when my plates are due. The article I read said the secretary of states office spends $430,000 a month on mailing out those notices. It does seem like a waste of paper and money It's cutting out senseless stuff like that, that will make a difference. They will find more cuts that can be made. Stick to your guns, governor! It's why you were elected.
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Post by dive61364 on Sept 30, 2015 14:16:33 GMT -6
will the last person that leaves this state please turn out the lights so the state can save a few dollars.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 14:17:28 GMT -6
Illinois budget ills threaten state armored car, garbage pickups
CHICAGO | By Dave McKinney
The newest casualties of Illinois’ long-running budget impasse could be garbage pickup at the state Capitol, lights in state offices and armored truck service that moves large cash shipments out of drivers license facilities, Secretary of State Jesse White warned on Friday.
Feuding between Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the state Legislature has Illinois nearing its fourth month without a budget. That means an array of government vendors are not getting paid for services they have provided since fiscal 2016 began on July 1.
The impasse stems from the governor’s insistence on tying enactment of a new budget to passage of his framework for business-friendly changes to state workers' compensation, collective bargaining, tort and property tax laws.
Without spending authority, White said his office is facing the prospect of bills no longer being paid. That would affect motorists seeking drivers' services, his office’s computer operations and upkeep of the state’s Capitol complex in Springfield, he said.
“This situation has grown critical, and we are seeking a solution to this problem,” the five-term Democratic secretary of state wrote in a letter to Rauner that was released on Friday. White said unpaid computer and software contractors have threatened to quit performing maintenance and data-breach protection services on the secretary of state’s sprawling computer network, and some landlords for facilities in which drivers' services offices are based are pursuing default actions against the state for nonpayment of rent.
On another front, the unpaid company that provides armored truck service has threatened to discontinue collecting as much as $100,000 in cash per day from secretary of state facilities, he said. The secretary of state also cautioned that daily garbage pickup at the state Capitol could be imperiled because the vendor has threatened to discontinue waste collection until getting paid. White said he is concerned electricity, gas and coal supplies also are at risk because of nonpayment of bills.
A Rauner aide said on Friday that the governor’s office reached out to White about his letter and shares concerns about other cash-starved functions within state agencies under the governor’s control.
“We hope (White) will also join us in encouraging his friends in the legislature to fulfill their constitutional obligation to pass a truly balanced budget,” Rauner's spokeswoman, Lyndsey Walters, said.
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Post by capncrunch on Oct 8, 2015 7:03:34 GMT -6
AM 1250 WSPL
33 mins · . An association representing nearly 100 local health departments says the state budget impasse is "eroding" the ability to respond to public health emergencies. The Illinois Public Health Association president said in a letter released Wednesday that 16 of 97 public health departments have cut back on staff, hours and services. She says health departments plan to ask lawmakers for $17 million. The money would cover a fraction of what the departments are owed by the state, but help fund basic services, like monitoring communicable diseases and restaurant inspections
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Post by oldtimer on Oct 8, 2015 7:07:58 GMT -6
AM 1250 WSPL 33 mins · . An association representing nearly 100 local health departments says the state budget impasse is "eroding" the ability to respond to public health emergencies. The Illinois Public Health Association president said in a letter released Wednesday that 16 of 97 public health departments have cut back on staff, hours and services. She says health departments plan to ask lawmakers for $17 million. The money would cover a fraction of what the departments are owed by the state, but help fund basic services, like monitoring communicable diseases and restaurant inspections When will Madigan and his fellow dems figure out that it's time to sit down and come up with an actual balanced budget?
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Post by capncrunch on Oct 8, 2015 7:37:36 GMT -6
AM 1250 WSPL 33 mins · . An association representing nearly 100 local health departments says the state budget impasse is "eroding" the ability to respond to public health emergencies. The Illinois Public Health Association president said in a letter released Wednesday that 16 of 97 public health departments have cut back on staff, hours and services. She says health departments plan to ask lawmakers for $17 million. The money would cover a fraction of what the departments are owed by the state, but help fund basic services, like monitoring communicable diseases and restaurant inspections When will Madigan and his fellow dems figure out that it's time to sit down and come up with an actual balanced budget? Rauner is not getting his way. It's hard when someone behaves like it's his way or there will be no way at all. Nice way to shake up Illinois, isn't it?
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Post by Anonymous on Oct 8, 2015 7:51:32 GMT -6
I read that. Knowing me I'll probably forget to renew when my plates are due. The article I read said the secretary of states office spends $430,000 a month on mailing out those notices. It does seem like a waste of paper and money I always renew my stickers online. Last year I renewed one of our vehicles stickers. It came in the mail. I applied it to the plate. Then I waited. I waited for the money to be deducted from our checking account. It never was. I'm not sure why. I had to carry over that amount in our ledger month after month. Finally, I gave up and added it back into the balance. It's still there.
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Post by Anonymous on Oct 8, 2015 8:22:12 GMT -6
AM 1250 WSPL 33 mins · . An association representing nearly 100 local health departments says the state budget impasse is "eroding" the ability to respond to public health emergencies. The Illinois Public Health Association president said in a letter released Wednesday that 16 of 97 public health departments have cut back on staff, hours and services. She says health departments plan to ask lawmakers for $17 million. The money would cover a fraction of what the departments are owed by the state, but help fund basic services, like monitoring communicable diseases and restaurant inspections There is room to cut staff in most government offices. Just like private businesses/citizens, they need to tighten their belt.
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Post by father of two on Oct 8, 2015 8:51:53 GMT -6
Rauner not getting his way is bad but Madigan getting his way is good? When there is no money someone has to take a stand.
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Post by capncrunch on Oct 8, 2015 10:25:04 GMT -6
I was thinking about the budget impasse Rauner and the law makers need to get off their rear ends set down and look at what's good for Illinois get businesses in here create jobs piss on the unions anyway we needed them years ago not now. To sum it up NO JOBS,NO Money,NO PAY BILLS is that good for Illinois? NO! We put them in office so instead of b*tching we need to do something about it write letters or whatever we need to do. Dems or Reps it don't matter we need to figure this out it's not helping out anyone by griping.
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Post by father of two on Oct 8, 2015 10:29:30 GMT -6
The democrats need to make concessions to do what's best for Illinois not themselves do they stay in office.
I laugh every time I see someone say we don't need unions anymore. Without unions fighting for workers rights, workers rights would go away. Every time you enjoy a benefit in a non union job, thank a union member for fighting for you too.
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Oct 8, 2015 10:36:26 GMT -6
FOT, I wouldn't go as far as you do.
It is true in the past, Unions took the lead for safer and better working conditions. We now have a myriad of Government agencies that do far more than the Union ever could to keep workers safe and sane.
That basically leaves wages and bennies, and guess what? You should try and hire remotely qualified people for less than market wages.
Isn't gonna happen today unless that job is ripe to be replaced with a robot.
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