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Procurement Compromise Advances In General Assembly

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Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner says the state needs to change how it purchases products and services as part of a budget deal. But Senate Republicans say a compromise that passed out of committee Wednesday needs more work.

Rauner administration officials say they oppose the legislation even though they say they like parts of the measure, like streamlining processes and allowing cooperative purchasing. But they want certain exemptions from purchasing rules for agencies like the Capital Development Board.

Senator Don Harmon, a Democrat from Oak Park, says no one got everything they wanted in the proposal.

"Do you get enough good out of it to support it, advance it and sign it? So, that's the question I'd ask you to ask yourselves and to ask the administration: Are you better with this bill than without it?" Harmon asked.

Republican committee members did not take a yes-or-no position on the measure, but say they want some of the administration's concerns addressed. The measure is headed to the Senate floor.​

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