Funding gaps loom for SIU and highway projects in budget deal
Southern Illinois communities await final budget as Opportunity Returns may shed funding for capital projects like Illinois 13 widening and SIUC Transportation Education Center at SIU Airport. Officials expect a fall veto-session review of a larger public works package, with Mount Vernon upgrades and Sparta World Shooting Complex funding still unsettled.
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AFSCME urges lawmakers to reject Illinois budget plan
AFSCME regional director Buddy Maupin urges legislators to reject the proposed 2005 fiscal year budget arguing a 4 percent cut will force about 1,300 state workers from DHS and DOC jobs. Budget spokeswoman Becky Caroll defends the plan as thoughtful and not aimed at saving salaries by layoffs.
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