After two weekend meetings, Democrats and Republican still seem far apart on an agreement on the state budget and most proposed reforms. House Speaker Michael Madigan emerged from the latest meeting, commenting that they only briefly discussed the state budget.
Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno expressed frustration with Speaker Madigan, who she says didn’t engage in discussions much.
Speaker Madigan reiterated his stance that their main focus should be on putting together a budget and not reforms.