Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Tuesday, December 20, 2016.
Midyear budget cuts for Chicago Public Schools likely as Illinois budget crisis continues
The Illinois house failed to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of $215 million in funding for Chicago Public Schools before the deadline last Friday. Rauner refused to sign the bill to “bail out” CPS, saying that Democrats haven’t done enough work to end the pension crisis and come to an agreement with Republicans on a budget deal. “Without reforms to solve our structural problems, taxpayer money would continue to be wasted on bailout after bailout,” he said. The Illinois senate overrode the governor’s veto, but it was never called for a vote in the Democrat-controlled house. [DNAinfo Chicago]
