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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 months
Jun 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. -
Pritzker touts new budget's higher education spending
May 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. -
State budget approved: What's in it and what opponents objected to
May 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. -
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
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs Act
May 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. -
Governor's office revises revenue estimates
May 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. -
Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVID
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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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