The budget crisis in the state of Illinois is now affecting one agency in Iowa.
The Riverview Center in Dubuque announced it will drastically cut services to its clients in both Western Illinois and Dubuque. The center receives funding from both the state of Illinois and Iowa.
At its Illinois offices in Jo Daviess and Carroll County, 85 percent of its domestic violence staff and 33 percent of its sexual assault program staff, will be laid off. The center has already laid off two workers in Dubuque.
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan said that lawmakers have agreed to meet again with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to talk about the budget stalemate. The meeting Tuesday produced no breakthrough in the impasse. It's been five full months since the state of Illinois had a budget. Tuesday, neither side expected a solution.