Quinn's budget speech could set stage for 'ugly year'
Three weeks ago, many lawmakers came away from Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State speech wishing he had talked in more detail about state finances.
They should get over that feeling Wednesday.
Quinn is scheduled to deliver his proposed budget for the 2013 fiscal year that begins July 1 in a noon speech before a joint session of the General Assembly. Quinn has dropped broad outlines of many ideas he has in mind for trying to straighten out the state's finances. Now, he's supposed to flesh out the details.
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