Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says a newly approved state budget was the result of bipartisan efforts to end a "destructive" impasse that has gripped state government for more than two years.
The Chicago Democrat delivered a speech from the floor Thursday just after his chamber voted in favor of overturning Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes on a budget package that include an income tax hike. The Senate did the same earlier in the week.
Madigan calls the votes the right move for the future of the state.
Rauner immediately issued a statement blasting the move, calling the day's action "another step in Illinois' never-ending tragic trail of tax hikes." Rauner says that the state needs other reforms, including property tax relief and term limits.
