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This just in… Here comes the summer session

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* 3:17 pm - The leaders have concluded their meeting with the governor. From a BlackBerrying pal who is on site…

leaders meet over….session day wednesday, probably look at 12-months capital bill…no new money

Translation: They’re coming back to town next Wednesday. They’ll try do do a “clean” capital bill for a year without any Senate Democratic add-ons.

The key to the future is how Senate President Cullerton’s caucus reacts. If they dig in their heels and demand that extra budgetary spending, it could be a very long summer.

* BBerry users click here, others just watch…

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 3:17 pm

Comments

1. How about they just pretend to shut down the construction projects this weekend, kind of like how they used to stop the clock at 11:59 p.m?

   It would be the height of silliness to actually start that process until after next Wednesday.

   Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 4:18 pm

2. Actually the House is just resuming the regular session. No special session has been called.

   Comment by Steve Brown Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 5:42 pm

3. I’m not going to bother going thru the archives to find where all you guys laughed at my earlier prediction that session could wind up into early July. Everybody was soooo certain everything was a lock by the May deadline.

   Comment by Newsclown Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 6:27 pm

4. Steve,

   So no extra money for lawmakers?

   Comment by fed up Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 6:39 pm

5. Steve is correct. Go thru the live blog. It’s fully explained.

   Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 6:58 pm

6. Halting capital projects would be a major mistake. The bill plays a critical role in the Illinois economic recovery process. With more than 400,000 Illinois workers depending on jobs from the capital bill and millions of dollars of Illinois investment projects on the line, state legislators must work together to ensure the capital bill is fully implemented. To learn more about the capital plan and its impact, please visit www.backtoworkillinois.com.

   Comment by Mariel Thursday, Jun 16, 11 @ 11:07 am

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