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44th District update from Sen. Bill
Brady
Help for tornado victims, senior drug
benefits renewable, no escape from death tax,
and governor monitors his image
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[JULY 26, 2003]
Good news: "With the help of state Representative
Bill Mitchell, who represents DeWitt and Logan counties, and
Representative Dan Brady in McLean County," Sen. Bill Brady said,
"we were able to get Governor Blagojevich to reverse his decision
and declare these counties disaster areas, which qualifies them for
state and federal assistance."
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Seniors will get drug benefits during
SeniorCare renewal
Senior citizens
participating in the state's SeniorCare program will still receive
their prescription benefits while the Department of Public Aid works
to process a backlog of renewal applications. Benefits will be
extended until September and made retroactive to July 1 for senior
citizens who have not yet received their new SeniorCare card. The
old card expired June 30.
Senior citizens with
questions can call 1 (800) 226-0768 or check
www.seniorcareillinois.com.
Taxation without respiration
In a recent 44th
District news update, reference was made to Treasurer Judy Baar
Topinka's comment about the demise of the federal government's
"death tax." "What we failed to mention is that a state ‘death tax'
is alive and destructive in Illinois, thanks to Gov. Rod
Blagojevich," Sen. Bill Brady said. The federal government phased
out the "death tax." In an effort to increase revenues, the governor
created a state "death tax," which will have severe financial
consequences for individuals who inherit small businesses or family
farms. As one congressman was heard to quip, this seems to be
"taxation without respiration."
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Governor uses state workers to monitor
his TV coverage
Media sources around the state are
reporting that Gov. Blagojevich is using state workers to monitor
television coverage of his administration. Employees in the
Department of Corrections and the Department of Transportation were
reportedly told to tape newscasts and track television stories about
the governor. At a time when dollars are tight and agencies are
being asked to do more with less, this is not an appropriate use of
state employees' time, Brady said.
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