Illinois Riddled with Political – and Literal – Potholes
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The taxes Illinois lawmakers are considering in the home stretch of the spring session.
Finding billions of dollars to repair roads, bridges and other infrastructure needs is high on legislators’ list of priorities with five weeks left in their spring session, but so too are other hefty “asks” of first-time Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Amanda Vinicky has details.
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Illinois Riddled with Political – and Literal – Potholes
Clip: 4/29/2019 | 4m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Finding billions of dollars to repair roads, bridges and other infrastructure needs is high on legislators’ list of priorities with five weeks left in their spring session, but so too are other hefty “asks” of first-time Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Amanda Vinicky has details.
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