Lawmakers Frustrated By State Budget Impasse Meet Privately
Rank-and-file Illinois lawmakers frustrated by the 10-month state budget impasse are meeting on their own in bipartisan groups to discuss potential solutions. Some of those legislators spoke Monday in Chicago during a forum on the budget hosted by The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.
State Reps. William Davis (D-Homewood), and Robert Pritchard (R-Hinckley) say they recently attended a lawmaker gathering in suburban Chicago to discuss tactics.
They declined to discuss specific proposals, saying they're in the initial phases.
The goal is to present plans to legislative leaders in hopes of resolving the stalemate between Democratic legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, who haven't met in months.
Their lawmaker group is among four that's consulted with the Chicago-based Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.
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