SPRINGFIELD – Friday, 23 Republicans voted to support Speaker Madigan's proposed budget that will require a $5 billion tax hike to balance. State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) was not among those 23 GOPers.
Her comments in debate (via Illinois News Network)
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