8 No to 'millionaire tax'.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Looking for a way to boost funding for education, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D) proposed asking voters to amend the state's constitution to impose an extra 3-percentage-point income tax on those who make more than $1 million a year, "This simply says that, for those that have done well in this state, we're going to ask you to provide a little more help for the state so our future children can do better in life," Madigan said. But the bill failed over concerns that, if passed...