There was another setback Wednesday for efforts to end Illinois' budget stalemate.
Senate Democrats attempted a series of test votes on items in the so-called 鈥済rand bargain.鈥� But Republicans refused to go along, saying more negotiation is needed to reach a deal they can support.
Senate President John Cullerton says his Democrats have gone as far as they can go in meeting Governor Bruce Rauner鈥檚 non-budget demands.
He says Rauner and his team 鈥渄on鈥檛 know how to govern.鈥�
鈥淎t some point in time, you have to just agree: 鈥極K, let鈥檚 make a deal,鈥�" Cullerton said. 鈥淎nd you have to understand the other side and understand how far they can go. And what鈥檚 at stake here is a disaster, after the next 20 days, if we don鈥檛 have any revenue.鈥�
The Senate Republican Leader, Christine Radogno, says she thinks negotiations should continue.
She says the two sides are close to an agreement on the remaining issues, which include freezing property taxes and changing the system through which people injured on the job are compensated.
Time is running out 鈥� this year鈥檚 legislative session is scheduled to end May 31st.
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