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Is the Illinois’ budget crisis a one-off?

Even if Illinois legislators manage to agree on a new budget and stave off the threat of a credit rating downgrade in the near-term, adverse demographics mean that the public finances in Illinois and many other rust belt states will come under increasing pressure over the next decade.

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