Higher education board revamping gets mixed reviews
Governor Edgar endorses the task force plan to eliminate the Board of Governors and Board of Regents as Illinois weighs a restructuring of higher education. Critics warn local boards would raise costs and reduce accountability, while supporters tout centralized control and leaner staffs.
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State of the State sparks party lines in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD Republicans praised Gov. Jim Edgar's state-of-the-state address as visionary, stressing progress like government downsizing amid calls for new programs. Democrats criticized it as political, urging a detailed budget plan to close a projected $12 billion 1994 gap and address extending or ending the temporary income tax and Medicaid refinancing.
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Governor Edwards pushes higher ed reform and tax, job programs
Governor Edgar proposes replacing two higher education boards with seven new ones, shifting Illinois University of Illinois trustees to gubernatorial appointments in 1995, and launching statewide long distance learning. The plan includes adult education under community college authority, Illinois Teacher Corps, Student Apprenticeship System, Project Success expansion, parental involvement efforts, Chicago Learning Zone, tax cap expansion, Medicaid financing, Earnfare, child welfare overhaul, malpractice reform, hazardous waste funding, penalties for drug crime, and a 1996 Democratic and Republican national conventions in Chicago using United Center.
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