A look at the damage of Illinois' 3-year budget impasse [View all]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) More than 1 million Illinois residents are feeling the impact of the state's unprecedented budget impasse, a situation that's expected to worsen with the prospect of entering a third straight fiscal year without a spending plan.
State legislators adjourned this week without an agreement for the fiscal year that starts July 1, impacting students, small businesses, domestic violence victims and others.
Here's a look at some of fallout of the ongoing budget fight between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats controlling the Legislature:
FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT
Illinois closes out the current fiscal year nearly $6 billion in the red, a deficit that continues to grow. Spending mandated by court orders and state statute continues at levels set by the last budget lawmakers approved in 2014, when revenues were higher. A 2011 temporary income tax increase has since rolled back.
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