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Governor Quinn delivers budget address

Story Created: Mar 10, 2010 at 1:29 PM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 10, 2010 at 1:46 PM CDT

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn is urging lawmakers to
raise income taxes to avoid deep cuts in spending on schools and
colleges.
      Quinn proposed an increase of one percentage point during a
brief budget speech to the General Assembly on Wednesday.
      The Democratic governor did not say how much money the increase
would raise or what he means by a tax "surcharge."
      But he says the increase would be enough to avoid the $1.3
billion in education cuts that his budget calls for.

     
 

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hardin co tax payer said on Wednesday, Mar 10 at 8:14 PM

IF the gov want tosave money cut his wages and the rest of the big paying people cut thes rd projects out that making e t sinmonds richer. i guess the poor get pooer and the rich get richer

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Sickened said on Wednesday, Mar 10 at 2:31 PM

Really...how about the "Special Funds" that have been depleted due to the Governor borrowing from them. Raising taxes is not going to do anything. The Governor will just spend it too. What about the Lottery money that is to support education. What a joke our government is.

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