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Critical questions for GOP gov race

Posted on March 20, 2014

Chicago Sun-Times

This editorial reviews positions of the four Illinois Primary GOP candidates for Governor on three subjects: leadership, revenue and business. Regarding the pending expiration of the temporary income tax increase, the editorial cited the Civic Federation’s State of Illinois FY2015 Budget Roadmap which recommends extending the income tax for one year before gradually rolling it back by 20%, to avoid a steep revenue cliff.