GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER IS OUTLINING A PLAN TO HELP REVAMP THE STATE’S PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM.
GOVERNOR RAUNER SAYS HE’S PUSHING FOR A LAW BANNING LEGISLATORS FROM MAKING MONEY AS A PROPERTY TAX APPEALS ATTORNEY.
IN THE MEANTIME…THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE’S SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING LAWMAKERS FROM ARGUING TAX APPEALS CASES AND IS AGAIN CALLING FOR VOTERS TO HAVE A SAY IN WHETHER THEIR PROPERTY TAXES GO UP VIA REFERENDUM.
GOVERNOR RAUNER IS ALSO SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PREVENTING LAWMAKERS FROM ARGUING AS A LAWYER BEFORE THE STATE PROPERTY TAX APPEALS BOARD…AND WANTS TO SEE VOTERS VOICE THEIR INPUT ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES IN A REFERENDUM.