Attorneys for the State of Illinois are fighting a lawsuit from social service agencies that weren’t paid during the year-long budget impasse - even though they contracts to do that work.
There was no full state budget for 12 months.
Until June.
But the temporary, stopgap budget approved, only partially funds social service agencies…
Even though they had contracts to care for the elderly or help victims of sexual assault.
Nearly 100 social services are suing the state for ALL the money they’re owed.
In a new court filing - attorneys for the state say those contracts had a clause saying any work done is subject to appropriation…
Meaning: even though social services aren’t getting paid for all their work, the state hasn’t violated its contracts by not paying them everything owed.