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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2012
Page
7
Forby argues closing Tamms prison won’t save money and keeps the worst behind bars while criticizing cuts in Southern Illinois. Edmonds says prison and law enforcement cuts hurt public safety and must not balance the budget.
About 300 people from unions, coal miners and residents gathered to protest a planned closure. Speakers warned budget cuts come from legislators and argued even a complete layoff of state workers would not erase a $4 billion deficit. One veteran corrections worker questioned retirement prospects amid the upheaval.
In Carbondale protesters and local legislators blasted a proposed scope of state DHS closures and consolidations. They urged Medicaid and welfare reform to balance the budget, arguing the plan would cost jobs and services while not saving money. AFSCME leader Barb Reardon faulted tax cuts to corporations and warned elderly and public safety would suffer.
Gov. Pat Quinn unveils a 33.8 billion budget calling for closing 14 major state facilities and labeling the cuts hard but necessary amid a chronic budget crisis. He cites a 4.5 billion unpaid bills, rising short term debt, and about 83 billion pension shortfall while warning Medicaid must be cut by 2.7 billion. A pension plan is deferred to a tax panel due by April 17.
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