Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today delivered his Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Address launching his second term with a bold agenda for Illinois middle class families
Highlights of the Governors plan for FY08 include:
An historic Tax Fairness Plan that closes corporate loopholes and gives the middle class relief it deserves; www.illinois.gov/taxfairness/
A record new investment of $10 billion in schools over the next four years three times bigger than any increase in state history; www.illinois.gov/education/
Illinois Covered an affordable, reliable healthcare plan to cover the 1.4 million uninsured adults in Illinois and provide assistance to millions of middle-income families and small businesses struggling to keep up with health insurance costs; www.illinoiscovered.com
04/16/08 - SIU President Glenn Poshard holds a listening tour event in Metro East to support Gov. Blagojevich’s Illinois Works capital program EAST ST. LOUIS- Co-Chair of Governor Rod R. Blagojevich’s Illinois Works Coalition and President of Southern Illinois University Glenn Poshard held a listening tour event tonight in the Metro East where he heard from area families, business owners and labor leaders about how a comprehensive capital bill will benefit their community. Poshard led the discussion about Illinois Works, a $25 billion capital program proposed by Governor Blagojevich to build or rebuild critical infrastructure that would support 700,000 jobs and spur the economy in communities across the state. 03/20/08 - Gov. Blagojevich meets with Illinois Works Coalition Illinois Works Coalition launches statewide listening tour to build support for capital program Illinois Works plan to build and rebuild roads, bridges, schools and other critical infrastructure and will support more than 700,000 jobs statewide
SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today met with members of the Illinois Works Coalition, co-chaired by former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard, at the Executive Mansion in Springfield following the launch of the coalition’s statewide listening tour. The Illinois Works Coalition is hosting informal discussions around the state to draw expertise from business, labor and local leaders in an effort to pass Illinois Works - Governor Blagojevich's $25 billion capital program to build or rebuild critical infrastructure that would support 700,000 jobs statewide.
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Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today delivered his Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Address launching his second term with a bold agenda for Illinois middle class families
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