Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Illinois adopts new LGBTQ+ protections
Jun 9, 2023 8:46 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law two measures aimed at safeguarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people as other states move in the opposite direction, just days after the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans.
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500+ bills await Pritzker decision in next 3 monthsJun 5, 2023 4:48 PM - Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session That sets the table for an approximate three-month bill-signing season for Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Pritzker touts new budget's higher education spendingMay 31, 2023 4:33 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan's increased funding for higher education.
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State budget approved: What's in it and what opponents objected toMay 28, 2023 6:11 PM - The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. Here's what's in it and what opponents objected to.
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Pritzker, Democratic leaders announce 'good' budget deal
May 24, 2023 5:05 PM - Five days after blowing a self-imposed deadline to pass a state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly on Wednesday announced they have reached a deal on a balanced budget featuring "mid-50-plus billion dollars" in spending.
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State 'Peacekeepers' to patrol Chicago streets over holiday weekend
May 23, 2023 4:22 PM - If there's unrest downtown or mass shootings elsewhere in Chicago this Memorial Day holiday -- often among the year's most violent weekends -- a special team of 30 "Peacekeepers" wearing yellow vests will be mobilized to help calm things down, state officials said Tuesday.
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs ActMay 17, 2023 9:51 PM - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-stalled tax incentive program that was part of his first-year budget.
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Governor's office revises revenue estimatesMay 11, 2023 4:13 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that the state remains "on a great trajectory from a fiscal perspective," even as his office decreased its current-year revenue estimates in light of falling tax revenues.
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVID
May 10, 2023 3:29 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vaccines were available, presiding over an emotional statehouse.
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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 3:29 PM - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois.
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