SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — House Speaker Michael Madigan is accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of a “no compromise” position on a school funding bill that’s the source of the latest gridlock at the state Capitol.
The Chicago Democrat says the proposal is fair to all schools. The Republican governor has vowed to change it through his amendatory veto powers. Rauner says Chicago Public Schools receive a “bailout” in the bill, but he hasn’t detailed what he’d change in it.
Madigan spoke to reporters on the first day of a special session, where attendance was noticeably light.
At issue is a plan the Democrat-majority Legislature approved that changes how Illinois distributes school money. However, the Senate isn’t sending the bill to Rauner until Monday.
The special session is expected to continue through Friday and then again on Monday.