Funding for new prisons includes Vienna center plan
Governor Thompson's budget proposes more than 90 million for prison construction or conversion, including 33 million for a Vienna Correctional Center with 750 beds and a license plate unit. The plan aims to curb housing strains, create inmate jobs, and produce all state auto tags, while hearings and site decisions await mid March.
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Kathy Best
Springfield
Vienna
James Thompson
Dixon
Illinois
Department of Corrections
Michael P. Lane
Governor Thompson budget plan breaks down Illinois taxes
Gov James R Thompson unveils a 14 billion plus spending blueprint for the next fiscal year detailing allocations for schools colleges welfare and public safety. The article uses two fictional families to illustrate how five main taxes fund the General Fund and to show how individual tax bills translate into state spending.
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Associated Press
James R. Thompson
Howard Hughes
Thompson
Illinois
Uncle Sam
Mississippi
Smith
General Revenue Fund
Jones
IRS
General Fund
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Joneses
State Department of Children and Family Services
Child and Family Care Agency
State
Nuclear Safety Department
Thompson's lean Illinois budget faces tough political realities
Gov. James R. Thompson unveils a tight fiscal 1983 plan with education cuts and 1,300 state job losses. He hopes for minor tax increases to please supporters, while stressing no revenue hikes to avoid a vetoed balance and possible political embarrassment. The plan relies on 6.3 percent revenue growth and cost-saving measures amid recession uncertainties.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Thompson
General Assembly
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Funding level unchanged for Du Quoin racing
Springfield state budget keeps Du Quoin State Fair support at 445000 dollars with 300000 from the Agriculture Premium Fund allocated to the World Trotting Derby. Remaining funds cover other summer races. last year Governor Thompson proposed 300000 but was raised after fair officials and Sen. Kenneth Buzbee pressured.
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Springfield
du Quoin
James R. Thompson
Agriculture
Thompson
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Buzbee
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