Blue State Meltdown: Illinois Has Days to Plug $13 Billion Deficit

Liberal social programs and powerful public employee unions have taken a toll on the state of Illinois. They are facing a $13 billion deficit and few good options.
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(Bloomberg)- Illinois lawmakers will try this week to accomplish in a few days what they have been unable to do in the past two years -- resolve the state’s worst financial crisis.

The legislative session that began today as the House convened will take aim at a budget deficit of at least $13 billion, including a backlog of more than $6 billion in unpaid bills and almost $4 billion in missed payments to underfunded state pensions.