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The Illinois General Assembly went home last Friday without wrapping up Spring Session, and they'll be back at the Capitol tomorrow because there's no budget for Fiscal Year 2024 yet—and no decision on whether the Invest in Kids voucher program will end! Here’s what you can do… 
If your state rep and senator haven't heard from you this week, it's time to pick up the phone again to ask them to let the voucher program sunset.
Find them here: elections.il.gov/ElectionOperat…
Here's what to say when you call:
Find them here: elections.il.gov/ElectionOperat…
Here's what to say when you call:
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Illinois Invest in Kids vouchers siphon away PUBLIC funding from PUBLIC schools that serve 1.9M children across the state. Today, 80% of IL public schools are NOT adequately funded! 🧵
Many IL private schools are WELL FUNDED by wealthy donors. Before 2017, when a donor wrote a check to a private school, they claimed a federal tax deduction, typically worth 37% of what they've contributed.
Now, under the Invest in Kids voucher program, when wealthy donors write a check to a voucher middleman aka scholarship granting organization, they receive 75% back as a state tax credit.
