Illinois could review property-tax system with no commitment to cuts

Illinois could review property-tax system with no commitment to cuts

A new law in Iowa that requires special labels on meat substitutes does more than that. And talk of any property-tax relief in Illinois will remain talk … at least for now.

Host Jim Niedelman gets into that with former Iowa Republican Party Chair Steve Grubbs and Scott County Democratic Party Chair Kay Pence.

“People vote with their feet,” Grubbs said. “And for the Quad Cities, we need Illinois to be competitive.”

“When you balance tax revenue and services, one of the things that hurts Illinois right now is their hands are tied with their flat tax and their constitution,” Pence said.

To hear more from our panelists, click on the video.

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