Governor’s office revises state revenue estimates
— May 12, 2023SPRINGFIELD – 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…
SPRINGFIELD – 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…
SPRINGFIELD — The state House Transportation committee advanced two bills to the House floor March 1 in its first meeting of the 102nd General Assembly. The first bill would make…
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 amendment that allows…
(First in a series looking at the pork-barrel extras included in the state gas-tax hike of 19 cents per gallon.) No one is thrilled about paying more for gasoline, but we do it knowing…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed $41.6 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year relies, in part, on ending nine tax incentives for businesses in an effort to…
SPRINGFIELD — A new report from an independent policy and advocacy organization is calling for increased state investment in public education in Illinois, particularly in early childhood…
SPRINGFIELD — With a fiscal year 2020 operating budget in place and a historic legislative session in the rearview mirror, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is “cautiously…