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SOURCE: The State Journal-Register
Maria Whelan, president and CEO of Illinois Action for Children: “Nearly seven months into a fiscal year with no state budget, today Governor Rauner gave his State of the State Address that was unfortunately short on solutions for the children and families of this state that so desperately need this madness to end.
“The governor said, ‘The key to…a higher quality of life for everyone in Illinois is to have a high-quality, fully-integrated education system from cradle to career, from early education …’