Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Anti-book ban bill becomes law
Jun 12, 2023 4:46 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books based on "partisan or doctrinal disapproval." -
Pritzker delivers 'The Office'-themed commencement address at Northwestern -- with Steve Carell in audience
Jun 12, 2023 4:45 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday gave Northwestern University graduates practical advice he learned from some of his favorite characters on "The Office." But the Democratic governor didn't know he'd be delivering a commencement address in front of Michael Scott himself. -
Why Illinois consumers will soon pay more for groceries
Jun 11, 2023 8:59 AM - After a yearlong respite, consumers will start paying the 1% grocery tax again beginning July 1 even though prices for groceries largely haven't declined.
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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.
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