|
 Rutherford told reporters Friday that he's now holding twice-daily
meetings with investment teams to gauge how to respond if the
ceiling's not raised and federal bond ratings are downgraded. If
that happens, Rutherford says there's likely to be an impact on
Illinois's own ratings, pushing them down as well. He says his top priority is making sure $7 billion in state
investments would be safe amid financial turmoil. Rutherford says that could mean putting those billions into accounts
that are insured but offer no interest. That could cost the
state millions of dollars a month in lost interest payments.
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