Politics & Government
VIDEO: Illinois Income Tax Hike Will Be Permanent Without Deeper Cuts, Warns Sen. Christine Radogno
The south suburban senator and GOP leader says Republicans will present cuts this week that should allow the governor's income-tax hike to eventually recede.
Republican leaders will present a package of cuts this week designed to erase the $5 billion-dollar hole in the state budget and prevent a $22 billion-dollar deficit by 2016. Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), who represents a swath of southwest suburbs, said the governor's budget plan will also force the to become a permanent one.
She said the Republican cuts will be presented this week. The governor's office expressed doubt the GOP could find that much to cut.
Our friends at Illinois Statehouse News covered Radogno's March 10 press conference.
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