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House moves appropriation bills toward passage amid tax plan doubts
In Springfield the House pressed long stalled appropriation bills toward passage as GOP leaders consider scrapping Gov. Kerner's proposed 685 million revenue plan. Budget cuts totaling 116.7 million hit Education, Public Works, Mental Health, and the Illinois Human Relations Commission while talks swirl over raising sales taxes and reallocating funds.
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John Zakarian Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
House
Otto Kerner
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Department of Mental Health
Illinois Human Relations Commission
Department of Business and Economic Development
Kerner
General Revenue Fund
Robert Coulson
R-Waukegan