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Illinois attorney general asks judge to stop paying workers
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Fri Jan 27, 2017 | 12:59am EST
Illinois attorney general asks judge to stop paying workers
The attorney general of Illinois asked a judge on Thursday to lift an order requiring state workers to be paid during the state's record 19-month budget impasse in hopes of putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a spending plan.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a Democrat, filed a motion in St. Clair County Circuit Court, requesting Judge Robert LeChien to dissolve his July 2015 order that authorized the state comptroller to pay wages of all Illinois employees despite the state not having a budget in place, court documents showed.
The order has "removed much of the urgency for the legislature and the governor to act on a budget," Madigan said in a statement.
Since taking office in 2015, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has feuded with the Democratic-led state legislature, leaving Illinois as the only U.S. state to go 19 months without a complete budget.
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Illinois attorney general asks judge to stop paying workers
The attorney general of Illinois asked a judge on Thursday to lift an order requiring state workers to be paid during the state's record 19-month budget impasse in hopes of putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a spending plan.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a Democrat, filed a motion in St. Clair County Circuit Court, requesting Judge Robert LeChien to dissolve his July 2015 order that authorized the state comptroller to pay wages of all Illinois employees despite the state not having a budget in place, court documents showed.
The order has "removed much of the urgency for the legislature and the governor to act on a budget," Madigan said in a statement.
Since taking office in 2015, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has feuded with the Democratic-led state legislature, leaving Illinois as the only U.S. state to go 19 months without a complete budget.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-payorder-idUSKBN15B0D7
