Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Illinois' Pritzker on education funding: 'Getting a college or university degree shouldn't strap you with debt for the rest of your life'
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is promoting a newly-passed state budget of $50.6 billion, emphasizing its aim to make community college education accessible to almost all students.
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Rezin: Illinois will 'allocate more than a billion dollars' to health care for people living in the country illegally
Illinois Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) criticized the state for the money it spends to provide health coverage to people living in the country illegally, commenting on the issue as the Title 42 regulations ended on May 12.
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Illinois' Pritzker on high state revenues: 'We should be talking about whether there are tax cuts that we can implement'
llinois Gov. JB Pritzker insists that tax cuts could be in play if state revenues continue to exceed expectations.
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Pritzker defends new gun law: 'There is a great deal of investment that we've over the last two years made in crime prevention'
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is defending the state's sweeping new gun laws as a step toward making streets safer while also predicting that the new law will survive all the legal challenges it now faces.
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From North Cook News
After Pritzker threat, Daily Herald cancels LGIS newspaper printing contract
The Daily Herald has discontinued publishing and distributing the Local Government Information Services newspapers.
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Rezin on LaSalle Veterans' Home outbreak: 'This tragedy comes down to a failure of leadership by Gov. Pritzker'
Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) condemned Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) for failure to take action that led to dozens of deaths at a state-run veterans' home.
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Blackstone Bar & Grill in Yorkville will stay open, defy Pritzker’s orders
A growing number of restaurants throughout Illinois have opted to defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s orders mandating they shutter indoor dining service.
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Kendall County GOP Chair: Pritzker mansion tax break shows 'there's no justice in Illinois'
Federal prosecutors have made a series of requests to the Cook County assessor’s office over the past five months for records regarding Gov. Pritzker tax break
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From Prairie State Wire
Pritzker’s claims of paying down pension debt “simply dishonest,” fiscal watchdog says
The recently approved state budget hardly makes Illinois the beacon of fiscal prudence that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders claim it is, budgetary analysts at Wirepoints say.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP chairman: 'fair tax' punishes taxpayers
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said a constitutional amendment to establish a graduated income tax system in the state unfairly punishes taxpayers.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Oberweis: RISE Act is 'fundamentally wrong'
Legislation that would extend state student aid eligibility to undocumented immigrants, on the governor's desk unsigned for about a week, will not be any easier to fund than the current program, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) said during a recent interview.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois need look no further than neighbors to see examples of fiscal responsibility
Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have to go far to get an up-close look at what he insists he wants for Illinois.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Only 3 other states, District of Columbia have $15 minimum wage
If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.