Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC June 1988 Daily Egyptian 1988 6-29-1988 The aiD ly Egyptian, June 29, 1988 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_June1988 Volume 74, Issue 163 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, June 29, 1988." (Jun 1988). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1988 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in June 1988 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Wednesday, June 29, 1988, Vol. 74, No. 163, 20Pages Tax hike doomed; but pay hike is possible By Susan Curtis used his line item veto to cut 4 and Richard Goldstein Tax hike death percent. or $750 million, from StatfWrilers the budget for higher detailed Gov. James R. Thomron's education. The University budget was cut $4.3 million. tax increase prop(1S8 has -Page 5 failed. but statE> university Madigal, held a press con employees may silll receive a ference Tuesday and said "the 5 to 7 percent pay raise, a peopk" of Illinois killed the University lobbyist said. Thompson said, Brown added. tax proposal. Madigan is the Thompson Tuesday gave up Sanders said that even only legislative leader who on his attempt to gain a tax thou:;h talk of a tax increase actively opposed a tax in crease. :..ike. He blamed Soeaker of the has ,~eased in Springfield the l:fouse Michael Madigan for its appropriation bills for higher If ThQmpson's tax prcposal aelnJse.