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House to consider road funds, child-welfare money

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 An Illinois House committee has approved additional funding for state programs in a plan that takes advantage of new money for road building and shifts the savings from a closed prison to child-welfare services.

 The Executive Committee voted 9-2 Monday to send the measure to the House floor.

 Transportation advocates want quick action on a $675 million addition to transit-construction plans so that more concrete can be laid this spring. The state is getting more federal money than anticipated and favorable conditions such as higher tax revenues mean more state funding too.

 Gov. Pat Quinn's closing of correctional facilities means $25 million that would be shifted to the Department of Children and Family Services.

 The bill is HB190.

 Online: http://www.ilga.gov

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