State of the State Highlights

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Updated: March 3, 2012 11:38AM

◆ Creating a child tax credit that would amount to $100 annually for a family of four.

◆ Boosting from $1,200 to $5,000 the tax credit businesses get for each veteran they hire.

◆ Abolishing the state natural gas tax.

◆ Increasing spending by a “significant” amount on Monetary Assistance Program awards to low-income college students.

◆ Launching a new construction program for schools and clean-water initiatives.

◆ Raising the age high-school students must stay in school to 18 and making a “major investment” in early childhood education.

Source: Illinois governor’s office