1.0 link 224248 <![CDATA[Pat Quinn, Lawmakers Agree on a Key Number in Illinois Doomsday Budget Slugfest]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-ormsby/pat-quinn-lawmakers-agree_b_224248.html Governor Pat Quinn and Illinois General Assembly leaders reached agreement on a single number regarding the Illinois doomsday budget: it began Wednesday at 12:01 a.m.

Yep, 12:01 a.m. It was the only number to which they agreed. Everything else? Forget it.

Governor Quinn, House Speaker Michael Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton, House Minority Leader Tom Cross, Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno and many rank-and-file lawmakers tied themselves in confused knots during many weeks over many of the key competing budget numbers and...

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