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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House overwhelmingly rejected a temporary income tax increase Sunday, moving the state closer to massive spending cuts that critics called a "doomsday" budget.
The House's Democratic leaders didn't even try to pass a larger, permanent increase that was approved by the state Senate a day earlier. Lawmakers said there was little support for that plan during private Democratic discussions.See the full content of this document
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House Rejects Tax Increase
Instead, the House considered a measure that would have bumped the state's 3 percent personal tax rate to 4.5 percent for two years. House Majority Leade...
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