Illinois lawmakers spent the first day of the state's new fiscal year largely accusing each other of playing politics with the budget impasse and pointing fingers at who is to blame for it.

 

At the end of the day Wednesday, the state was no closer to passing a permanent state budget, and even a partial, one-month budget was left in limbo.

 

With just Democratic votes, the Senate approved the temporary budget plan that Democrats said would ensure that "essential" state services will continue to be funded in July.

 

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