Legislature balks at governor plan to trim boards and commissions
SPRINGFIELD AP Five months after proposing a sweeping cut of 120 seats on state boards and commissions Gov Rod Blagojevich settled for four seats cut and new appoinments to five boards Critics say the plan amounts to a power grab while skeptics warn it may erode expertise The change would affect boards shaping utility rates union disputes and construction policy with implications across government and education groups objected to transferring school contract dispute duties to the Labor Relations Board.
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Medicaid bills balloon as Illinois clinics face payments delay
Illinois health care facilities face stretched finances as Medicaid arrears exceed 167000 dollars at one clinic. Officials say Blagojevich’s budget slows Medicaid growth to five percent in fiscal 2004, stabilizing payments after prior deficits while providers warn of possible service cuts if funding falters.
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