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Press Releases
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March 2009
Rutherford: ‘It's about jobs, jobs, jobs!
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 25, 2009/rd
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SPRINGFIELD, IL
– Unemployment is at its highest rate in over 20 years
in Illinois and the situation could only be made worse
by Gov. Quinn’s corporate tax increases, according to
State Sen. Dan Rutherford (R-Pontiac).
“Our primary focus in the legislature must be jobs,
jobs, jobs. I’ve been saying that for quite some time.
The budget proposal, as introduced, seeks to remove many
tax incentives for businesses in addition to the overall
corporate income tax rate hike,” Rutherford said.
The Democratic majority’s budget proposals would
eliminate Research & Development, Computer Software, and
Manufacturers’ Tax Credits, as well as decouple federal
tax incentives. The overall corporate tax rate would
increase from 4.8 percent to 7.3 percent.
“Illinois’ economy is already extremely volatile and any
increase in tax burden for our businesses and
individuals could actually increase the unemployment
level. The General Assembly does not need to be in the
business of forcing even more jobs out of Illinois,”
Rutherford said.
Quotes and audio are available to be taken from the
YouTube Posting.
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Senator Rutherford is totally
opposed!
Despite crisis, state
budget has raises for lawmakers, Quinn - Pantagraph
March 24, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD --
At the same time Gov. Pat Quinn is calling on most
Illinoisans to pay higher income taxes, his budget
proposal calls for he and other top state officials to
get cost-of-living raises.
The governor's spending blueprint would raise Quinn's
salary to $182,400, up from $177,000, while boosting
base pay for lawmakers by about 2.7 percent to $69,735
annually, up from $67,836.
The estimated $1.1 million total increase in salaries
represents barely a ripple in the overall $53
billion-plus state budget.
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Lawmakers Speak Out In Opposition of Quinn's Recovery
Plan
News Story from WSIL Channel 3 - Carterville
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Illinois'
mountain of debt only seems to be growing.
Governor Pat Quinn says the citizens of Illinois will
have to make sacrifices to shrink the debt but some
lawmakers argue his budget proposal is full of problems.
11 and a half billion dollars is how much the state of
Illinois owes in bills.
It's an amount that's been growing for some time.
"Illinois has lived off the credit card racking up
deficits under democratic and republican
administrations" says Governor Pat Quinn.
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Business
leaders: Cuts, reform should come before tax hikes -
State Journal Register March 19, 2009
Photo
Courtesy Springfield SJ-R
State business leaders gave Gov. Pat Quinn credit
for tackling a tough job Wednesday, but they said
deeper spending cuts, health-care reform and changes
in state pensions should come before tax increases.
One even acknowledged some type of tax hike appears
inevitable.
“Ultimately, there’ll be some change in the income
tax structure, though I don’t think it’ll be the way
presented (by Quinn),” said Greg Baise, president
and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association.
The State of Illinois now has a Web site dedicated
to allow you to calculate your new tax burden with
Governor Quinn's proposed tax increases.
Illinois Income Tax Calculator
Hook, line & sinker: Quinn budget proposal
would hike user fees - Pantagraph March 18, 2009
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Rutherford statement on Gov. Quinn Budget Address
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE March 18,
2009/rd
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator
Dan Rutherford (R-Pontiac) offered the following
comments about Governor Quinn’s proposed Fiscal Year
2010 budget.
“I want to give credit to Gov. Quinn on his efforts on
agency consolidation and discussions on pension reform.
I have major concerns with his proposal to increase the
personal income tax by 50 percent and his proposed
increase in corporate taxes,” Rutherford said. “The
proposal to skip several hundred million dollars in
pension payments is also disturbing and will cause
severe problems for future generations and retirees.”
“The three most important issues facing the citizens of
Illinois are jobs, jobs, jobs! This budget is not a
jobs-friendly budget,” emphasized the Senator.
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