State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) made these comments after listening to Gov. JB Pritzker’s second Budget Address on Wednesday:
“There is a real disconnect in the speech versus the reality of how to spend other people’s money. The governor mentioned no reforms or cuts, only increases in spending that would be paid for with new money raised through his progressive income tax scheme. The strategy of holding our schools hostage unless the graduated tax proposal passes is bad public policy and just plain wrong. [Read more...]
