Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
It’s a miracle: Rauner says a partial-year state budget deal is close
It’s been a long time coming, but Governor Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislators are close to reaching a deal on a partial-year state budget, Rauner claimed Monday, though there’s apparently still no decision on school funding. The fiscal year ends June 30, and Illinois remains the only U.S. state without a budget. Rauner is counting on both houses of the Illinois assembly to pass the budget when legislators return on Wednesday in order to keep the government operating past Thursday. [Associated Press via Northwest Herald]
