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Mike Quigley: I do think we have a revenue problem, and the revenue problem at the local level was because of the economic downturn.

On the recordApril 13, 2011
I do think we have a revenue problem, and the revenue problem at the local level was because of the economic downturn.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Attributes local revenue issues to the economic downturn affecting governments.

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