Hundreds of bills head to governor’s desk
— June 25, 2021SPRINGFIELD – With the first year of the 102nd General Assembly mostly wrapped up, lawmakers have officially passed 664 bills through both houses for eventual consideration by the…
Tag: State budget
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Lawmakers adopt $42.3 billion budget, say pension obligations met
— June 1, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers worked into the early hours of Tuesday morning to pass a $42.3 billion state budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that Democrats say would fully…
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Congressional inaction could hamper state’s ongoing COVID-19 response
— December 10, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The head of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget office said this week that the state of Illinois is on track to spend all of the money it received through the federal CARES…
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Pritzker says General Assembly needs to meet, warns counties not to reopen early
— May 12, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday, May 12 he would consider withholding federal pass-through funds to counties ignoring his stay-at-home order and said it “would be…
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Leavitt: The quiet heroism of paying your taxes
— June 19, 2019The inspiring tale of the Napa, California boy of 9 who used his accumulated $75 allowance to bail out the lunch debt of his less-fortunate schoolmates burned up the interwebs recently….
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State’s revenue picture improves as economy recovers
— May 14, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois budget officials said Thursday, May 13 that revenues are flowing into state coffers at a faster pace than previously estimated, meaning lawmakers will have…
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Mendoza warns of dangers ahead for Illinois budget
— August 4, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is adding her voice to those warning that the state will face dire consequences if the federal government does not approve an economic…
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Pritzker: Virus will hit state budget hard
— April 15, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J. B. Pritzker’s administration estimates state revenues will come up billions of dollars shorter than expected this fiscal year and next due to the novel coronavirus’s…
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