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Dillard Says Eliminating Corruption Number One if Elected
A Republican running for governor says his first priority as governor will be to enact reforms suggested by the Collins report.

State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) says he supports the report compiled by the Illinois Reform Commission under the eye of former federal prosecutor Pat Collins. It suggests ways to clean up the way Illinois does business and covers everything from legislative redistricting to changing the primary election date.

His second order of business is bringing jobs to Illinois. Dillard laid out his plan Wednesday. He says he can bring in jobs by stabilizing the state budget while still improving schools and infrastructure.

He wants to freeze state spending at current levels and find ways to control rising health care and pension costs.

"We certainly need to freeze all new programs in the State of Illinois, and rather than do any across-the-board initiatives, I think the right way to do [spending cuts] it is to reprioritize and many of my plans may go back to [spending levels of the] early 2000s, or the 1980s or 90s or maybe eliminated period," Dillard said.

At the same time, Dillard says state government must do more to help schools, upgrade roads, computer networks and other infrastructure, and offer tax credits to encourage business development.

Dillard also promises to get rid of unneeded fees and regulations that he sees as harming business.

(Illinois Radio Network)
12 10 09 by Newsroom
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