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Rauner's Budget Could Negatively Affect Evanston

If plan is implemented, Governor's budget would slash $3.75 million hole locally.

The first state budget presented by Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday cuts income tax revenue shared with local governments in half, “punching a $3.75 million hole in Evanston’s city budget” - Evanston Now reports.

The proposed funding cut represents about 1.6 percent of the city’s total $230 million spending plan for this year.

State Sen. Daniel Biss of Evanston said he welcomed Rauner’s “willingness to make specific budget proposals” but said the Rauner plan “singles out working families and the most vulnerable among us for the deepest cuts, while asking nothing of the rich.”

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