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Statehouse ... cont’d. In closing, I think I’ll answer the question that many have been asking lately about predictions for the end of the legislative session. I think the General Assembly will pass a budget by the May 31 deadline, send it to the governor and go home. Then, I think the governor will campaign for a while across the state against the budget that the General Assembly passed. Then he’ll probably veto it. And that will make Illinois history for the first governor to go a complete gubernatorial term without ever signing a budget. After that all bets are off and things are going to get real silly, real fast. Depending on how the various state

supported agencies are faring, and that includes universities and public schools, the legislature will either let things burn down as we head towards the November election, or they’ll return with a veto override like they did last summer. It’s too early to tell which way they’ll go this summer without knowing what the “polls” are showing them. Here’s what we do know—it’s always entertaining in the Land of Lincoln! Best wishes for a successful ending to the 2017–18 school year.

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