Illinois Governor Pat Quinn delivered his 5th State Budget Message Wednesday afternoon during a special joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
More information on Quinn's FY'14 budget proposal is located here.
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's going to issue an executive order later this week to eliminate 75 state boards and commissions that he says are redundant. He made the announcement Wednesday during his annual budget address. He says the eliminations will save the state money. Quinn delivered a budget address that called on lawmakers to reform the pension system. He says the nearly $100 billion in unfunded liability squeezes out funding in other parts of the budget, like education. The governor's proposed $35.6 Billion budget includes roughly $400 million in cuts to education.
