Fair Economy Illinois Responds to Governor Rauner’s State of the State

ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2015. Governor Rauner’s State of the State address outlined a platform that attacks the middle class and working families. His agenda fails to raise adequate revenue to invest in the critical programs Illinois needs in order to be a leading state in the Midwest.

“Illinois is in a revenue crisis,” said Brianna Tong, a student leader with the Illinois Indiana Regional Organizing Network, which is a member of Fair Economy Illinois. Governor Rauner…