Sen. Hutchinson: “Some Of Us Understand Who We Represent”
Angela Caputo – reporter/blogger for Progress Illinois

State Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields) is one lawmaker that supporters of a responsible state budget can count as an ally. During a press conference in Springfield today, Hutchinson stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the newly-formed group Women For A Better Illinois — which represents more than 200 nonprofit agencies, philanthropists, and labor unions from every corner of the state — in calling for an income tax increase that would raise enough new revenue to preserve education programs, human services, and other state programs that give struggling women, children, and seniors a hand up. “We cannot continue to play phantom economics and voodoo budgeting any longer,” Hutchinson warned. “We’re in a crisis and we need to start acting like it.” Watch her full remarks:

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