Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Friday, May 27, 2016. Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Rauner slams Madigan budget passed by state house of representatives
The budget battle continues in Springfield. Governor Bruce Rauner slammed the budget house speaker Mike Madigan got through as “more of the same” and “unrealistic.” The deadline for the spring legislative session is Tuesday, and Rauner hopes a deal can be reached by then. “I stay cautiously optimistic. We’ve got five days left and in Springfield, I’ve seen good thing happen, intensive thing happen, in the last two or three days,” Rauner says. [Tribune]
