By Caleb Lombardo |
Jun 4, 2022
This week, Illinois State Senator Craig Wilcox came after Democrats in the state over their handling of COVID relief funding, which he says is irresponsible and the primary cause of Illinois' poor financial outlook. According to State Sen. Wilcox, Democrats made a mistake by relying on one-time funding to fund long-term programs. In a Facebook post, Wilcox said, "During the budget debate for the FY23 spending plan (increases operational, year-to-year spending by almost $3 billion) we urged Democrats NOT to rely on one-time COVID relief funds and associated revenues for ongoing spending.