There are some sour reactions to Governor Pat Quinn's Budget Address.
Many community leaders are unhappy that in an attempt to balance the budget, the governor is requesting municipalities across the state to give up $300 million in income tax revenue. Normal City Manager Mark Peterson says the town would lose over $1 million in state funding and that it is a quick fix that will not solve anything in the long run.
And Peoria Councilman Jim Montelongo says he was "very disappointed in Governor Quinn's Budget Address today. Unfortunately, businesses do not locate new jobs in states that are bankrupt. Illinois is broke, and we need officeholders with experience creating jobs to lead us out of this mess."
State Senator Dan Rutherford also released a a statement saying, "The Governor's budget is especially troubling. He has introduced an imbalanced plan that will rely heavily on borrowing" and that "this pattern of borrowing and failing to encourage job creation will only worsen our state's ability to recover from this massive deficit."
We will have more reaction to the Governor's budget address and how the town of Normal will be affected by the request to cut tax revenue as those stories progress.
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