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Opposition building against raising excise taxes on liquor, beer and wine

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 14, 2021 | 1:52 PM (The Center Square) – Opposition is growing to oppose raising excise taxes on liquor, wine and beer in Illinois. The Coalition to Rebuild Illinois’ Hospitality Industry is supporting a bipartisan resolution to stop any tax hike, saying it would have a ripple effect throughout the state’s economy, dealing yet another blow to the restaurant and hospitality industry already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. The coalition said the impact of the pandemic on the industry has been staggering. Illinois lost over 26,000 beer industry jobs and more than $1 billion in wages, and challenges facing the industry resulted in a $3 billion decrease in economic output statewide.

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Pritzker labels private school scholarship program corporate loophole

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Feb 19, 2021 2:11 PM (The Center Square) – Groups impacted by what the governor calls “corporate loopholes” are speaking out against the proposals to end the programs. To balance his proposed budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants lawmakers to modify several programs. One initiative the governor laid out was to reset the tax credit for private school scholarships at 40%. Pritzker’s budget documents listed that as a “corporate loophole.” “This is not a corporate loophole,” Catholic Conference of Illinois’ Zach Wichmann told WMAY. “Its allowed individuals to donate to a program, the only state program that’s serving low-income and working-class families’ kids, to allow them to choose whatever school they want, whatever school is best for them, and in the middle of this pandemic, honestly, the schools that have been in five days a week, everyday since August for in-person learning. It’s an important program that should be expa

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