Saturday, July 26

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."

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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