Tax Reform Urged by Gov Emmerson in Farewell Address
Governor Louis L. Emmerson uses his farewell to press immediate tax reform and constitutional change to ease Illinois’s burden. He highlights savings across agencies, highway gains, and unemployment relief efforts while urging consolidation of government and restraint on bonds.
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Springfield
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Chicago
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Illinois
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Cook County
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Governor Emmerson's Final Message Highlights Achievements
Summary of Governor Louis L. Emmerson's final message detailing savings of over 19.5 million dollars from unspent appropriations, 69 new buildings adding 8,260 beds, five new institutions, doubled medical staff and trebled nurses, extensive unemployment relief, job creation through road and institution work, centralized purchasing savings, road system expansion, waterway development, utility rate cuts, park and historic restorations, farming health gains, mine safety improvements, and policy recommendations including tax reform and reduced borrowing.
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Manteno
State Reformatory For Women
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Pontiac
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
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Lincoln
New Salem
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Illinois Surgical Institute For Crippled Children
Manteno State Hospital
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Chicago
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Illinois Commerce Commission
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Hunter
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Fifty-Sixth
Louis L. Emmerson
Louis L.emmerson
Tax Commission