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  BWI’s goal is to ensure that the capital program is fully funded and implemented in order to put Illinois back to work NOW, fund thousands of critical road, school and public works projects across the state, and generate new revenues to support municipal and county services, promote economic development and provide tax relief.
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 BWI Coalition Member on Politics Tonight CLTV - Politics Tonight July 11, 2011
Below is a video of Omar Duque, President and CEO of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, on CLTV's Politics Tonight. Omar discusses the many benefits of the 2009 Illinois Capital Plan, and what the recent Illinois Supreme Court decision means for residents throughout the state.
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Putting Illinois Back to Work July 11, 2011 Supreme Court Rules Capital Bill, Video Gaming Act Constitutional; Clears Path for Critical Investments CHICAGO– Today’s Illinois Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s 2009 capital plan and its funding plan will help put Illinois workers back to work, implement critical infrastructure projects and generate new revenues for local municipalities. Among those revenue plans verified by the Supreme Court’s action is the Video Gaming Act, which will provide host municipalities with a key revenue source, enhance law enforcement and institute needed reform of the state’s unregulated gaming system. “We praise the sound decision of the Supreme Court and stand one million members strong in support of the full implementation of the capital bill,” said Michael T. Carrigan, President of the Illinois AFL-CIO. “Now the real work begins – putting thousands of hard-working men and women across the state back to work.” Illinois services need capital bill Letter to the Editor Chicago Sun-Tiems June 13, 2011 Jillian Miller I support the capital bill because I support Chicago. I think it’s crazy that our legislators continue to bicker over this. They passed it just two years ago with broad, bipartisan support. |
  The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s 2009 capital plan and its funding sources on July 11, 2011. This bill will help put Illinois workers back to work, implement critical infrastructure projects and generate new revenues for local municipalities. Among those revenue plans verified by the Supreme Court’s action is the Video Gaming Act, which will provide host municipalities with a key revenue source, enhance law enforcement and institute needed reform of the state’s unregulated gaming system.
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned an Appellate Court ruling that questioned the structure and format of the capital bill and its various funding sources. The decision gives the go-ahead for the $31 billion capital program that will save or create more than 400,000 jobs across the state over the next five years and infuse much needed capital in the state’s infrastructure. The bill and its funding sources was passed and approved in 2009 with strong, statewide, bi-partisan support. Back to Work Illinois, a broad coalition of civic, business, community and labor organizations, will be educating local communities on the benefits of opting back in to video gaming. The coalition will help communities understand that they will control 5 percent of video gaming tax revenues collected locally to be used for local priorities. That means new jobs and support for vital projects. With the formation of the coalition and its educational campaign in 2010, fewer municipalities across the state have opted out of video gaming.
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