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Thompson to sign bill to pay workers in Illinois
Governor James R. Thompson planned to sign most of a bill shifting 8.6 million within the Transportation Department budget to prevent 6,000 workers from losing their jobs. The measure, approved by the Legislature as H3380, faces potential further cuts but would keep payrolls funded through June under the state constitution. The bill also seeks 22.5 million to reimburse half fare for student and elderly bus riders, with Democrats seeking 24.3 million. Political friction erupted over overtime caused by severe winter weather and overall budget shifts.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
James R. Thompson
Transportation Department
Thompson
DOT
Transportation
John Kramer
Kramer
Senate
Jim Reilly
Jacksonville
House
Howard Carroll
Dchicago
Carroll
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