CAT Tracks for August 26, 2015
ILLINOIS CAN'T AGREE ON A BUDGET

But...

...Democratic and Republican legislators can agree to dump new unfunded mandates on IL schools, those same schools that they have refused to fully fund for years.

And...

...Governor Bruce Almighty happily signs it into law:


From the Huffington Post

Illinois Governor Signs Sweeping School Discipline Reform


And...

...in a timely reminder of the absurdity of the whole mess...

...the Illinois Comptroller says IL has no money to pay for SOCIAL SERVICES...

...the very services that the IL legislators and governor want, uh, DEMAND, that IL schools provide more of rather than suspend disruptive students...


From WSIL TV Channel 3

Comptroller: No Money to Pay Providers Despite Court Order