'Bridge budget' proposed to spare service agency cuts

Illinois Senate Republicans want to enact a month-to-month "bridge budget" that would spare human service agencies from drastic budget cuts but would fund all state operations at the same level as a year ago.

A spokeswoman for Senate President John Cullerton said he welcomes the suggestion and would support it but only if he knew that it would eventually lead to Republican support for an income tax increase.

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