Bill backlog growing again and so are payment delays

The State Journal-Register ^ | Nov 24, 2013 | Doug Finke

[Hoodat]

For months, many of Illinois’ human-services organizations and vendors have seen improvements in their state payments.

They could thank the cyclical nature of tax collections for the improvement.

But now, according to Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s office, the cycle is beginning to shift in the other direction and payment delays are once again getting longer. The backlog of bills waiting to be paid in the comptroller’s office has grown by $3 billion since the spring, when the state was flush with tax revenue.

“As the numbers grow, so too do payment delays to vendors throughout the state,” said Topinka spokesman Brad Hahn.

It is a situation that Topinka’s office has been predicting for months, even as it was making a strong dent in the bill backlog last spring. . .

[Hoodat]

Chicago voters getting exactly what they voted for.

[Pining_4_TX]

“human services organizations” = leeches. Government should not be in the therapy business, but almost every ad I see in the professional jobs section of our local paper is for some kind of therapist or case worker at a government or government funded place, It’s a racket. If they don’t get paid, it’s a good thing.

[AppyPappy]

I bet the shadow companies are getting paid.