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J.B. Pritzker
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Pritzker signs order to jumpstart 2020 census outreach, ensure accurate count
Jun 22, 2019 10:00 AM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined a diverse coalition of lawmakers and advocates in Chicago on Thursday as he signed an executive order aimed at ensuring an accurate count in the 2020 U.S. census. -
Pritzker signs immigration bills amid reports of imminent ICE raids
Jun 21, 2019 5:58 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed three immigration bills Friday amid reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids could start Sunday in the Chicago area and other cities across the country. -
Sun-Times: Pritzker signs abortion law
Jun 12, 2019 10:58 AM - Bucking neighboring states, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday sent a big signal by signing a law to protect Illinois' abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Earmarks helped secure Rebuild Illinois approval. What's in it for the suburbs? (Dog parks?)
Jun 10, 2019 5:29 AM - Dog parks and antiques vie with road repairs and sludge conveyers in the earmark-heavy state capital program. What's in it for you? -
In first year as governor, Pritzker pushes through far-reaching agenda
Jun 8, 2019 8:00 AM - After four years of fiscal austerity and the pro-business, anti-union agenda of former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois lawmakers took a sharp turn to the left during the just-completed legislative session, passing a budget with more than $1 billion in new spending and a host of new social policies. -
Pritzker says opponents are misleading voters about graduated income tax
Jun 6, 2019 7:14 PM - With the future of his graduated income tax plan now in the hands of voters who will ultimately decide at the ballot box in November 2020, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said a large part of the battle now is fighting misinformation from opponents. -
'We're putting our fiscal house in order': Pritzker says gambling, pot will help repair broken state
Jun 5, 2019 10:29 AM - Bringing a massive casino to Chicago's struggling neighborhoods and legalizing marijuana across Illinois is the price to pay for stabilizing the fiscal basket case that the state has become, rookie Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday. -
Pritzker wouldn't put Chicago casino downtown
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After Senate adjourns, Pritzker declares 'Illinois is back'
Jun 2, 2019 8:38 PM - Minutes after the Senate put the final touches on first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's sweeping legislative agenda Sunday, the governor delivered a message: "Illinois is back." -
How Pritzker got 'yes' votes from suburban lawmakers who'd opposed his tax plan
May 31, 2019 5:33 AM - On two Gov. Pritzker campaign promises that don't necessarily play well in suburban swing districts -- changing the income tax structure and raising the minimum wage -- Democratic lawmakers have played ball. How did that happen?
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