The State of the State of Illinois

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Jason Barickman, Illinois State Senator, 53rd District

Posted

May 03, 2018

The state of Illinois has a spending problem. The issues with Illinois today are the need to cut spending and reform our government. Both Medicaid and pensions need to be reformed. Illinois needs to attract more jobs.

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