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Budget clash in Illinois risks expiring state budget
Springfield AP reports Illinois faces a looming budget crisis as Gov. Blagojevich and Senate President Jones push higher education and health care funding while House Speaker Madigan and GOP leaders resist big spending. The dispute blends policy fights with personal animosity, threatening state services and pay for government workers if unresolved before July 1.
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