State getting later on payments

Add comment October 6th, 2008

Comptroller Dan Hynes recently reported that the state is getting even further behind in paying its bills. The payment delay is 42 days,  up eight days since I wrote about the topic in January. I’ve sent e-mail to local agencies that receive state money. The delays are longer for some than others. In January, I wrote that the delays cost Stepping Stones $30,000 in interest as the agency tried to meet its obligations while waiting for the state to come through.

That’s just one of the items on today’s editorial board agenda. We’ll also talk about Ted Biondo, who will be off the Winnebago County Board unless he wins a court challenge. He can’t run  as a write-in because you need to file to be a write-in candidate and the filing period has passed.

I know write-in rules were changed in part to keep Mickey Mouse from getting votes, but I think it limits voters’ options. It’s hard enough for a write-in to win; why make it so hard for him/her to be an option for voters?