State funds thin for health services amid budget impasse
Illinois budget standoff hits health departments and refuging groups like Wabash County Health Department and SWAN. WCHD faces 26 percent state funding cut and remaining reserves to months, while SWAN warns it will halt all residential programs by year end. Mental health and WIC programs also face cuts, with higher costs for tests and water analysis likely.
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the Register
Budget impasse halts Enterprise Zone approvals in Illinois
Mount Carmel city officials await word on how the state budget stalemate affects a pending Enterprise Zone application. The AP reported 49 zones cannot be certified due to the impasse between Gov. Rauner and Democratic lawmakers. Mount Carmel already has a zone valid through this year, with next year’s status uncertain.
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