Illinois’s Democratic legislature sent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner a school funding measure Monday he already has vowed to veto, setting the stage for another clash in a state that had failed to produce a budget for two years. Mr. Rauner called a special session that began last week focused on approving a new K-12 school funding formula before the start of fall classes. The $36 billion budget package passed earlier this month over the veto of the governor following a historic, 736-day impasse. It included a funding...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 31, 2017 22:41 UTC