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March 18, 2008 GOP seeks to bring reform to Cook CountyUsing Todd Stroger's new budget as a rallying cry, Republican lawmakers are calling on Springfield to restrict Cook County's ability to raise taxes and add workers.
March 17, 2008 House Republicans unveil Cook County fiscal reform legislationIn response to Cook County Board President Todd Stroger’s recent sales tax hike, State Representatives Angelo “Skip” Saviano (R-River Grove), Michael McAuliffe (R-Chicago) and Suzie Bassi (R-Palatine) unveiled legislation today... March 17, 2008 House Republicans call Dems #1...in taxing and spending
Republican lawmakers railed against the 1 percentage point Cook County sales tax hike that takes effect July 1, pulling out large, red foam No. 1 fingers to indicate their Democratic counterparts have helped cause the "highest... March 17, 2008 Cross, Rose advance economic stimulus package"We have lost over 200,000 jobs in a relatively short amount of time," Cross said. "We need to do what we think we can do to push the economy forward ... as it seems to soften."
March 17, 2008 Cross, Wait and Winters push jobs package in RockfordA couple of state lawmakers get input from business leaders about a capital plan. Illinois House Republican leader Tom Cross and State Representative Ron Wait were at Dial Machine in Rockford to talk about their ideas for a... |