Although some Illinois Democrats have joined progressive groups in calling for new taxes, Governor J.B. Pritzker says lawmakers have more work to do.
The Illinois Revenue Alliance lobbied for progressive revenue at a press conference in Springfield Wednesday.
Rashanah Baldwin of the Workers Center for Racial Justice said it is time for state legislators to act.
Pritzker was asked about new tax proposals from members of the Illinois House to fund the transit fiscal cliff when he spoke Wednesday in Taylorville.
The governor said a so-called “billionaire’s tax” on unrealized capital gains has never been done before.
Pritzker said it would be a bad idea to install speed cameras around the state to generate revenue.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
Comments