Illinois
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Quinn's tax hike panned as too soon, too muchMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - There may very well be a tax increase emanating from Springfield this year to help solve an $11.6 billion deficit, but it almost assuredly will not be the ...
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Father Quinn lays down the law as Illinois family copesMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't like paying taxes in the same way I don't like telling my sons that they can't chug Mountain Dew and wolf down Oreos while they stay up until midnight playing vi...
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Quinn: Illinois faces greatest crisis of modern timesMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn dared opponents of his income tax hike to point out which government programs they will cut instead, as he opened his budget campaign today in a speech be...
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House OKs change to moment of silence law
Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House wants silent reflection in public schools to be voluntary again. The House voted 79-33 Thursday to change a law that a federal judge ru...
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Illinois Reform Commission coming to NapervilleMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Reform Commission will hold its fourth Town Hall meeting Thursday night in Naperville to solicit ideas and comments in its quest to reform Illinois Governme...
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Quinn using tax breaks to soften increase
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Quinn to suburbs: Someone's got to payMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn offered no apologies to the suburban families who'd be hit by his proposed income tax increase, saying someone's got to sacrifice in these t...
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Higher taxes, fees in plan to balance Illinois budget
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Will state tax hike make economy worse?Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Walking in the Elmhurst St. Patrick's Day parade last weekend, Republican state Sen. Dan Cronin was the target of at least a dozen onlookers shouting "No tax increase. V...
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Case may determine what taxpayers can know about officials' payMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Whether taxpayers have a right to know how much their school superintendent, city manager, and other contracted government employees earn and what they do ...