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Illinois legislators are preparing to debate a plan that would combine two elected offices into one.
The proposal would change the , combining the Treasurer's office and the Comptroller's office. Both deal with the finances of Illinois, the treasurer with investments and the comptroller is in charge of dispersing the state's money.
A state senate committee is scheduled to discuss the merger Wednesday. Two Democrats and two Republicans are sponsoring the legislation.
The new Republican Comptroller, , is on-board with the plan. And so is the new Republican Treasurer, , who says he hasn't thought about which one of the two would be out of a job if the offices were combined.
鈥淭hat's not a Judy and Dan issue," Rutherford said, "This is a bigger issue than it is for - it's about changing the government. If this gets down to that, we'll make that decision together when the time comes.鈥�
Rutherford says the merger would save the state $12 million a year, and eliminate about 50 positions.