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Walker faces slim budget path as lawmakers war over 6 percent cuts
The Illinois legislature debates an across the board 6 percent reduction urged by Gov. Daniel Walker. Democrats resist deep cuts to schools while Republicans push for political points, amid warnings the state may run out of money next spring. State Treasurer Alan Dixon later tells Walker I told you so.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Statehouse
Daniel Walker
House
W. Robert Blair
James Washburn
Appropriations Committee
George Ryan
Kankakee
Walker
Dan
Community Colleges
House Appropriations Committee
Eugene Barnes
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
East St. Louis
Democrat
Richard J. Daley
Shea
Victor DeGrazia
Gerald Shea
Riverside
King Daniel
Terry Bruce
Olney
Senate
Cecil Partee
General Custer
Sitting Bull
Alan Dixon