One potential roadblock to a state budget is a growing movement among some conservative lawmakers to demand the elimination of any money for taxpayer-funded abortions.
Governor Bruce Rauner signed a law last year that allows state dollars to pay for abortions for Medicaid patients or workers on the state employee insurance plan.
Angry conservatives say they won’t vote for a budget that includes that funding, although it’s unclear if that specific spending category can be isolated out of the Medicaid or insurance line items.