budget

Illinois gets D+ grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation

By Pam G. Dempsey | November 9, 2015

Four of the seven Illinois governors elected from 1960 through 2006 went on to serve time in prison, so it’s no surprise that Illinois has developed a reputation more criminal than credible.

Nor is it surprising that Illinois earned a D+ in the State Integrity Investigation, an assessment of state government transparency and accountability by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.

Agriculture

Agriculture community raises concerns on proposed state budget

By Eleanor Black | May 28, 2015

The state budget for agricultural education is once again coming under the scythe.

In June 2010, the Illinois State Board of Education adopted a budget that zeroed out the $3 million funding under Gov. Pat Quinn, but by August, Quinn announced he restored it to $1.9 million.