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Associated Press - March 16, 2010 12:24 PM ET
CICERO, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn says he's meeting with lawmakers to try to persuade them to back his income tax increase.
Quinn planned to head to Springfield on Tuesday after visiting a community college in Cicero.
The Chicago Democrat also suggested lawmakers should skip their upcoming spring break to vote on his tax increase. He says Democrats who control the Legislature should vote to pass it on their own if that's what it takes.
Quinn says the income tax rate needs to go up 1 percentage point to avoid a $1.3 billion cut in education.
The state is grappling with a $13 billion budget deficit.
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