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January 4, 2018 | ||
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Topspin Late last month, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his take on the Republican D.C. tax overhaul, saying he wished it "did more for the middle class" but praising its corporate tax cuts as "more supportive of businesses." On Wednesday, though, Rauner called the new federal tax law "punishing," criticizing a $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes. "That's going to hurt a lot of middle-class families and higher income families and it's going to push more employers out of the state. That's going to hurt job creation and that's going to increase the cost of living for the people of Illinois," Rauner said in an interview with WJOL 1340-AM in Joliet. The governor also repeated his belief that the state and local tax deduction limit could give a boost to his call for freezing property taxes and rolling back a state income tax hike. "It's punishing in that regard," Rauner said of the tax limitation. "That's why it's so critical that we get the reforms done that I've been advocating." Rauner said in the interview that he was in Joliet on Wednesday, but the governor's office listed no events on his public schedule. He has not been out in public since the week before Christmas. (Rick Pearson) What's on tap *Mayor Rahm Emanuel has no public events scheduled. *Gov. Rauner has no public events scheduled. *An Illinois House committee will hold a hearing at the Bilandic Building about state managed care contracts. From the notebook *Garcia announces new slate today: The battle between Latino political factions is heating up on the city's Southwest Side as Democratic primary races continue to take shape. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, the Cook County Board commissioner running for the congressional seat U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez is giving up, plans to announce Thursday that he's running with three other self-styled progressive Latino candidates as the "Progressive Movement Slate." Campaign sources said the three candidates are Garcia aide Alma Anaya for County Board, Aaron Ortiz for Illinois House and immigration lawyer Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval for a county judge spot. Each will be facing off against opponents with the backing of traditional Democrats. *Anaya is running for Garcia's County Board seat against Angeles Sandoval, daughter of state Sen. Martin Sandoval, and Raul Montes Jr., whose petition signatures to get on the ballot are being challenged. Alex Acevedo, the son of former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo, withdrew from the race and endorsed Sandoval. Angeles Sandoval has already raised nearly $250,000, including a $55,000 contribution from the elder Sandoval's campaign committee and a like amount from state Sen. Tony Munoz. By contrast, Anaya has reported raising $6,000 in large contributions, $5,000 of it from Garcia. *Ortiz is a teacher at Back of the Yards High School running against state Rep. Dan Burke, the brother of powerful 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke. The district has a strong Latino majority, and Dan Burke faced a close call in the 2010 Democratic primary. One of the alderman's funds gave $50,000 to his brother's campaign the day after Christmas. Ortiz so far has reported raising only $3,000 in large contributions. *And Frausto-Sandoval is running against appointed Circuit Judge Marina Ammendola, who years ago represented Ed Burke and his wife, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, in the Baby T. custody case. Meanwhile, Garcia is one of six Democrats running to replace Gutierrez in Congress. One of the hopefuls, Chicago Police Sgt. Richard Gonzalez, is backed by state Rep. Luis Arroyo Sr. — who differs with Gutierrez on the issue of Puerto Rican statehood. Garcia has the endorsement of Gutierrez and is relatively well-known after forcing Mayor Emanuel into a runoff contest in 2015. (Hal Dardick) What we're writing *Kennedy accuses Emanuel of "strategic gentrification plan" to force blacks out of Chicago. *Chicago, south suburb to pay nearly $13 million over two fatal police pursuits. *CPS employees stole gift cards meant for students, watchdog says. *Girl dies of Krabbe disease after Illinois delayed newborn screening program. *Food stamp system restored after temporary outage in Chicago-area stores Wednesday. What we're reading *How then-U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's approach to Plame probe changed the way the White House pursues leak cases. *Bonus or no, don't get your hopes up for a raise. *Giving up booze for Dry January? Here's some advice from the experts. Follow the money *Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here. Beyond Chicago (Holy cow edition) *New York Magazine has an excerpt of the latest book on the Trump administration. *Responding to Bannon comments in book, Trump says "when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind." *Under indictment, Manafort sues Mueller. *Trump could clash again with Romney, who could run for Senate in Utah. *How Iranian protests compare to past demonstrations. |
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