SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State Sen. Kirk Dillard says Gov. Pat Quinn missed the biggest issues facing Illinois during his State of the State speech.
The GOP gubernatorial candidate says Quinn used “perfume” to cover up Illinois’ economic outlook. Dillard says Quinn’s speech was a populist, re-election speech.
Dillard also criticized the governor for not addressing plans for the income tax increase set to expire in 2015. He says the budget is a “foot on the throat to economic development.”
Quinn’s speech outlined a “Birth to Five” plan aimed at improving early education. Dillard says he’s interested in parts of the plan. But Dillard calls such programs “warm and fuzzy.” He says Quinn needed to get down to the “nitty gritty” of Illinois’ problems.
Dillard says Quinn isn’t facing up to Illinois’ problems.
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