The Latest: House fails to override veto of MAP funding

The Illinois House has failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of funding for college grants and two-year schools.

An Illinois House committee unanimously passed a proposal to suspend late fees for license plate renewal stickers because the state is not mailing reminders to residents in order to save money during the budget deadlock.

A Senate committee has OK'd a measure that would let an outside arbitrator decide state-employee wages and working conditions if union negotiations reach an impasse.

The state's largest public employee union is the state council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Prosecutors and law enforcement officials say Illinois budget stalemate is undermining public safety because of cuts to after-school and diversion programs for youth.

The law enforcement leaders urged state lawmakers and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner Wednesday to end their budget standoff, now in its ninth month.

Illinois lawmakers say the state should spend more money to make it safer for children to walk to school.

Illinois lawmakers are expected to consider contentious pieces of legislation regarding unions and higher education funding.

The Democrat-led Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto last month of a bill to add funding for community colleges and tuition grants for low-income students.

The Republican governor says he supports funding for higher education, but told lawmakers in his veto message that the state doesn't have the $721 million that their legislation seeks to allocate.

Senate Democrats are considering a proposal to weaken Rauner's position negotiating a new labor agreement with state workers by allowing an independent arbitrator to step in.