Quinn vetoes social services budget

By Admin on July 1, 2009

Gov. Pat Quinn today vetoed a portion of the state budget dealing with social services, saying he “had no choice” and that this is a “fight worth fighting for.”

The governor, however, said he was not taking action on the rest of the budget. The state entered its new budget year today without a spending plan.

For weeks, Quinn threatened major social service cuts if lawmakers didn’t pass an income tax increase. They adjourned yesterday without approving any more money for the budget they approved May 31. And today Quinn vetoed part of that budget, saying it only funded services for the poor and disabled at 50 percent of what he wanted.

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