Blagojevich says voters weren't misled

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that Illinois voters shouldn't be disturbed that he's now pushing for the biggest tax increase in state history but never mentioned the possibility during his re-election campaign. In an interview with The Associated Press, Blagojevich said he didn't raise the idea during the campaign because he only began considering a major new business tax the week after the election. Still, he said, the plan shouldn't surprise voters who gave him a second term after four years of making businesses pay more to support state government. "This gross receipts - this tax fairness proposal is very much along the lines of what I did for four years. It's just a bigger, bolder version of it," Blagojevich said.