Rauner Requests Pay for State Workers

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is asking the woman who pays the state’s bills to fight an effort to stop state worker paychecks. The governor sent a letter to Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza yesterday, asking her to continue paying state workers despite a court motion from the state’s Attorney General. Mendoza says the governor should propose a budget rather than ask her to fight it out in court. Unless there is a budget, state workers will see their last paycheck at the end of February.