Governor Blagojevich Announces Plan to Manage Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Deficit
CHICAGO – Citing the impact of the national economic crisis on Illinois’ revenues, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced a four-part plan to manage the State’s $2 billion fiscal year 2009 budget deficit. The Governor’s proposed plan includes passage of the Emergency Budget Act, which would give the Governor and other constitutional officers added authority to help them make additional cuts, a request to Congress for increased federal stimulus aid, and further administrative reductions in the state agencies. In addition to these budget solutions, the Governor is also proposing short-term borrowing which will help manage the State’s cash flow and pay providers in a more timely matter.
Governor joins climate change initiative, encourages all Illinoisans to pledge to turn off lights for one hour from 8 to 9 pm on Saturday, March 29
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced that the State of Illinois will participate in Earth Hour, a climate change awareness event created by World Wildlife Fund where businesses and residents will turn off the lights in their buildings for one hour on March 29th, 2008 to symbolize the need to take action on this global issue. More than 30 cities on six continents around the world are participating in Earth Hour. Chicago was chosen as the flagship Earth Hour city in the United States, and we will be joined by Atlanta, Phoenix, and San Francisco, as well asCopenhagen, Toronto, Melbourne, Brisbane, Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Christchurch and Tel Avivglobally.
Gov. Blagojevich signs FY08 budget, cutting nearly $500 million in non-essential spending. Plans to expand healthcare to over 500,000 more Illinoisans
On Thursday, August 23, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed the state's Fiscal Year 2008 budget exercising his veto authority to remove $463 million in "pork" projects and other non-essential spending from the operating budget the General Assembly approved August 10.
Governor joins climate change initiative, encourages all Illinoisans to pledge to turn off lights for one hour from 8 to 9 pm on Saturday, March 29
