The Service Employees International Union used the State Capitol Rotunda to hold a class they say Governor Bruce Rauner is trying to cut.

A dozen or so caregivers sat in on a 20 minute class provided for those wanting to work in child care. Gail Hamilton is a home care worker that was on the negotiating team that won the training program.

They want the Illinois House to go along with the state Senate and override Rauner’s veto of Senate Bill 1229. It would allow for binding arbitration on certain points of union contracts, but SEIU claims the veto would also mean eliminating training funds among other things for 52,000 home care workers.

Rauner has called Senate Bill 1229 the worst legislation ever.  The House could take up the override as soon as Wednesday.

In other state news, farmers are small businessmen – though some are not that small. And the operation can often involve going to a lender annually.

BASF and Farm Credit promoted results of an ag lenders’ survey during the Farm Progress Show in Decatur.

Brady Spangenberg, market intelligence and research manager for BASF, says 88 percent of the lenders surveyed indicate they would be much more likely to say Yes to a grower who has a carefully written business plan.

His four tips: increase yield potential, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and take advantage of low interest rates.