Governor Pat Quinn is pressing lawmakers to take quick, decisive action on the two big issues looming over the legislative session, pensions and Medicaid.
With the scheduled end of the session just over a week away, Quinn says the state needs “epic” action to resolve its budget crisis. Quinn also downplayed, but did not specifically rule out, a gambling expansion bill as part of a revenue package.
The governor calls the gaming issue a “shiny object” that serves only to distract people from the issues they need to address.
