Illinois House opts for another stopgap budget amid impasseCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois House passed $817 million in spending on Thursday to provide “life-line” funding to higher education and social service and health programs that have been starved for cash due to the state’s budget impasse. The measure passed in a 64-45 vote over Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s opposition to another stopgap spending measure. A six-month temporary budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30 expired on Dec. 31. Illinois is limping towards the end of a second-straight fiscal year without a complete budget due to a stalemate between Rauner and Democrats who control the legislature. The country’s fifth-largest state has been operating on continuing appropriations and court-ordered spending, while its pile of unpaid bills reached nearly $13 billion on Wednesday. The bill would tap money from the state’s commitment to human services and education assistance funds to direct $258 million to pay for dozens of programs, including senior meals  and crime prevention, and indigent burials. Another $559 million would go to state universities, community colleges, and educational grants for low-income students. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic State Representative Greg Harris, said the so-called life-line measure would allow social service organizations and state universities “to continue to exist.” He cited a United Way survey released on Wednesday that showed 69 percent of social service agencies had received no payments or partial payments from the state so far in fiscal 2017, forcing 49 percent of the agencies to reduce services.  He said universities had resorted to program cuts and layoffs. Republican lawmakers contended that passage of a stopgap measure would take the pressure off the legislature to finally pass a full budget. “The reality is we don’t do things around here without pressure,” said Republican State Representative Steven Andersson. The measure will now head to the Senate, which is on break until April 25. A spokesman for Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said the bill would be reviewed. Earlier on Thursday, Rauner voiced opposition to another stopgap budget. “We’ve been doing that for decades, and it’s created the crisis and mess we’re in,” he told reporters in Decatur. “That’s a failure to do stopgaps. Let’s do a balanced budget so the problem is fixed.”  After a bipartisan bill package aimed at ending the impasse stalled in the Senate last month, credit rating agencies warned that Illinois’ credit ratings, the lowest among the 50 states, could sink even lower. politicsNews
illinois house opts another stopgap budget amid impassechicago reuters the illinois house passed million spending thursday provide funding higher education social service health programs starved cash due state budget impasse the measure passed vote republican governor bruce rather opposition another stopgap spending measure a temporary budget fiscal year ends june expired illinois living towards end fiscal year without complete budget due stalemate rather democrats control legislature the country state operating continuing appropriations spending pile unpaid bills reached nearly billion wednesday the bill would tap money state commitment human services education assistance funds direct million pay dozens programs including senior meals crime prevention incident burials another million would go state universities community colleges educational grants students the bill sponsor democratic state representative greg harris said measure would allow social service organizations state universities continue he cited united way survey released wednesday showed percent social service agencies received payments partial payments state far fiscal forcing percent agencies reduce services he said universities resorted program cuts layoffs republican lawmakers contended passage stopgap measure would take pressure legislature finally pass full budget the reality things around without pressure said republican state representative steven anderson the measure head senate break april a spokesman democratic senate president john cullerton said bill would reviewed earlier thursday rather voiced opposition another stopgap budget we decades created crisis mess told reporters decatur that failure stopgaps let balanced budget problem after bipartisan bill package aimed ending impasse stalled senate last month credit rating agencies warned illinois credit ratings lowest among states could sink even lower politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Illinois House opts for another stopgap budget amid impasseCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois House passed $817 million in spending on Thursday to provide “life-line” funding to higher education and social service and health programs that have been starved for cash due to the state’s budget impasse. The measure passed in a 64-45 vote over Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s opposition to another stopgap spending measure. A six-month temporary budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30 expired on Dec. 31. Illinois is limping towards the end of a second-straight fiscal year without a complete budget due to a stalemate between Rauner and Democrats who control the legislature. The country’s fifth-largest state has been operating on continuing appropriations and court-ordered spending, while its pile of unpaid bills reached nearly $13 billion on Wednesday. The bill would tap money from the state’s commitment to human services and education assistance funds to direct $258 million to pay for dozens of programs, including senior meals  and crime prevention, and indigent burials. Another $559 million would go to state universities, community colleges, and educational grants for low-income students. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic State Representative Greg Harris, said the so-called life-line measure would allow social service organizations and state universities “to continue to exist.” He cited a United Way survey released on Wednesday that showed 69 percent of social service agencies had received no payments or partial payments from the state so far in fiscal 2017, forcing 49 percent of the agencies to reduce services.  He said universities had resorted to program cuts and layoffs. Republican lawmakers contended that passage of a stopgap measure would take the pressure off the legislature to finally pass a full budget. “The reality is we don’t do things around here without pressure,” said Republican State Representative Steven Andersson. The measure will now head to the Senate, which is on break until April 25. A spokesman for Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said the bill would be reviewed. Earlier on Thursday, Rauner voiced opposition to another stopgap budget. “We’ve been doing that for decades, and it’s created the crisis and mess we’re in,” he told reporters in Decatur. “That’s a failure to do stopgaps. Let’s do a balanced budget so the problem is fixed.”  After a bipartisan bill package aimed at ending the impasse stalled in the Senate last month, credit rating agencies warned that Illinois’ credit ratings, the lowest among the 50 states, could sink even lower. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: illinois house opts another stopgap budget amid impassechicago reuters the illinois house passed million spending thursday provide funding higher education social service health programs starved cash due state budget impasse the measure passed vote republican governor bruce rather opposition another stopgap spending measure a temporary budget fiscal year ends june expired illinois living towards end fiscal year without complete budget due stalemate rather democrats control legislature the country state operating continuing appropriations spending pile unpaid bills reached nearly billion wednesday the bill would tap money state commitment human services education assistance funds direct million pay dozens programs including senior meals crime prevention incident burials another million would go state universities community colleges educational grants students the bill sponsor democratic state representative greg harris said measure would allow social service organizations state universities continue he cited united way survey released wednesday showed percent social service agencies received payments partial payments state far fiscal forcing percent agencies reduce services he said universities resorted program cuts layoffs republican lawmakers contended passage stopgap measure would take pressure legislature finally pass full budget the reality things around without pressure said republican state representative steven anderson the measure head senate break april a spokesman democratic senate president john cullerton said bill would reviewed earlier thursday rather voiced opposition another stopgap budget we decades created crisis mess told reporters decatur that failure stopgaps let balanced budget problem after bipartisan bill package aimed ending impasse stalled senate last month credit rating agencies warned illinois credit ratings lowest among states could sink even lower politicsnews