Republican Lawmakers Unhappy With Cuts To Business Tax Incentives
Illinois lawmakers approved a $42 billion budget proposal for 2022, but Republicans are not happy that some tax incentives for businesses were cut.
Lawmakers worked past deadline late Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday finalizing Illinois 2022 spending plan.
In the Senate it passed with a 37-21 vote that all Republicans and three Democrats opposed.
Republican State Senator Dale Fowler says he’s disappointed that some tax credits for businesses were cut.
“In total the Democrats spending proposal removes over 600 million in job creation incentives, we should be supporting our job creators now more than ever, here in Southern Illinois we are on the brink of great economic development opportunities, I want to take this momentum moving forward and keep doing what we can to support our job creators, not eliminate programs geared toward growth and development.”
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For Immediate Release – March 8, 2021
Pritzker Administration Announces 13 Illinois Communities to Receive Housing Rehabilitation Grants
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the recipients of the 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Housing Rehabilitation. Through the program, DCEO will award $6.8 million in assistance for communities to invest in over 135 housing improvement projects. For communities that are still interested in applying, DCEO has issued another round of funding for the 2021 program which makes $7 million in project funds available to make additional homes healthy and safe to live in.
“Ensuring Illinois residents have access to a stable housing environment is not only a priority for my administration – it’s a moral obligation,”
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A prototype of a unique construction panel, specially made in Ridgway Illinois, is on its way to Australia for further testing. It s used to make buildings stronger and is made by Levee Lock. State Senator Dale Fowler says the panels are the result of top of the line engineering.
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Senator Fowler says the panels are built by Strata Manufacturing in Ridgway, one of only two places in the country where this is made.