Quinn Shuffles State Budget To Prevent Cuts From Mine Safety Program After West Virginia Disaster

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Gov. Pat Quinn plans to shuffle the state budget to make sure coal mine safety programs aren't cut because of the state's massive financial problems.

Under his proposed spending plan, the state's mine safety program appears to receive a 33 percent reduction in funding. But, the $2 million cut would be replaced by transferring money out of a coal-related program administered by a different state agency.

The transfer will keep mine safety programs operating at current levels, but will result in a reduction in grants for coal industry promotion, officials say.

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Comments

[Aldyth]

12:56 PM on 04/07/2010

Why on God's green earth is the state of Illinois budgeting money to promote the coal industry when it is cutting funds to schools, human services, and the State Police?

When did the coal industry become a non-profit that can't afford to promote itself?

*shakes fist at Springfield in utter frustration*

[CHICAGOSTYLE]

04:30 PM on 04/07/2010

southern ILLINOIS has more BTUs in coal than Saudi Arabia has in oil ,,,, if tapped , and done right, the state of Illinois would not be making the cuts,,,,,, Brady , Kirk , 2010

[Harvee Wallbanger]

03:26 PM on 04/09/2010

Agree