After nearly five months of disagreeing on a state budget, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democrats controlling the General Assembly have finally agreed to meet and discuss the budget after a letter sparked action.
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The Rock Island Argus reports that during a visit Monday to Rock Island, the Republican is insisting he won’t agree to a budget deal unless it includes reforms from his “turnaround agenda”.
Most of the law takes effect next year.
The Governor says he’s no longer pushing a few of his priorities like right-to-work zones and regulations on trial lawyers campaign donations to judges, but he’s not backing down on other issues like worker’s compensation reform and term limits for legislative leaders.
All specialty license plates, allowed after July 1, 2016, will only be available after the state has received at least 2,000 applications for them.
Democratic Rep. John D’Amico of Chicago sponsored it. He says specialty license plates – promoting everything from nonviolence to the Chicago Blackhawks – confuse police because they look different.
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The letter sparked interest, and House Speaker Michael Madigan responded to the letter and everything else began to fall into place.
