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