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Gov Won't Talk About What School Funding Proposal He Supports
Gov. Rod Blagojevich has called a special legislative session for next week specifically on school funding, but remains mum about what plan he'd like lawmakers to pass. Blagojevich admitted that he called the special session on school funding at the request of the Black Caucus and specifically Democrat State Senator James Meeks (D-Chicago), who's pushing for student boycott in Chicago when school starts to protest the disparity in school funding.

But that doesn't mean that Blagojevich supports Meeks' favored plan: a tax swap that would lower property taxes but raise the state's income tax. The governor said, "No. People are already paying way too much in taxes."

Blagojevich still thinks that top House Democrats are plotting a tax hike. "If the House Democrats, and Mr. [House Speaker Michael] Madigan (D-Chicago) and [State Representative] Gary Hannig (D-Litchfield) and others want to raise taxes on people, they ought to say it now, because I can assure you their plan is to raise the income tax next year after the election."

Madigan's spokesman, Steve Brown, says there's nothing new in the governor's assertion. He said, "I don't know why anyone would want to enable him to spread this confused message." When asked if reporters should just not cover the governor, Brown replied, "Maybe that would help his confusion. I don't know."
08 09 08 by Newsroom
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