Tag: 2011 illinois tax increase
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As Expected: IL State Facility Shut-downs Averted!!!
Well, the IL General Assembly Fall Veto Session is finally over! IL legislators tonight completed Governor Pat Quinn’s job and by reallocating the money in the IL current state budget they worked out a deal to avoid Quinn’s threatened shut-down for seven state facilities and the proposed lay-offs of over 1900 state employees. They also…
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IL Senate President details new IL tax deal!
It looks like Quinn and the legislature are close to accomplishing the impossible: a permanent tax increase deal for IL. They are actually working out a long-term fiscal blueprint for paying for all outstanding bills, pension costs, and restructuring Illinois with a moratorium on new expenditures and programs for years! They are changing the process…