Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Pritzker says current coronavirus risk low, but public health agencies prepared for possible spreadFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Friday that state and loc...
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Universities want bigger funding increases than Pritzker has proposedFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Public universities in Illinois began making their case Wednesday for state funding increases larger than those that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed...
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GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote 'shameful'Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Thursday called it "shameful" that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to vot...
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Pritzker stumps for higher education budget at UICFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after delivering his budget proposal to the General Assembly in Springfield, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Chicago on Thursday rounding up s...
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Comptroller, treasurer optimistic about Pritzker's 'fair tax' budgetFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' chief fiscal and investment officers lauded the economic opportunities afforded if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "fair tax" proposal in Nov...
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Pritzker wants more spending; how much depends on tax voteFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday - virtually flat from the current plan - but dressed it up by dangling the prospect of a...
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Black caucus supports Pritzker's budget plan, calls for added minority community investmentFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the 32-lawmaker Illinois Legislative Black Caucus said Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal for the fiscal year starting in July is a good start...
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Pritzker paints two budget pictures: one with graduated tax, one withoutFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year - a constitutional amendmen...
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Pritzker plans $147 million boost for DCFSFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-year budget will include a $147 million increase in funding for DCFS to boost staffing and increase support for investigations. The Democrati...
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Ahead of budget address, Pritzker touts $225 million in efficienciesFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday his administration has already identified $225 million in budget savings for the upcoming fiscal year, and as muc...