Quinn’s $35.6 Billion Budget – 1 in every 5 Dollars Goes to Pensions

Quinn’s $35.6 billion budget — 1 in every 5 dollars goes to pensions – The Naperville Sun
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn will propose a “painful” $35.6 billion state spending plan Wednesday for next year that boosts funding for pension costs while cutting spending on schools and higher education, aides said Tuesday. The budget proposal represents a 3-percent increase in spending.