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Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes

  • Governor JB Pritzker proposed a $2 billion increase in spending without new taxes, focusing on a balanced budget proposal.
  • The proposal includes a $350 million increase in K-12 funding and a 3% boost in higher education funding.
  • Pritzker's plan aims to raise an additional $469 million through changes in tax law, including adjustments for gambling revenues.
  • The budget proposal may face opposition from lawmakers, especially regarding cuts to the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program.
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Gov. JB Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes in budget

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker delivered his budget address Wednesday. He proposed $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes.

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Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - Budgeting office says global outlook has changed since previous $3.2B deficit estimate. The post Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

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Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes

The governor's proposal would eliminate a health care program for low-income noncitizens aged 42-64 who are in the U.S. without legal permission

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Gov. JB Pritzker's $55.2 billion budget has no new taxes, cuts health care for adults lacking legal status

The Democratic governor also peppered his seventh budget blueprint — which Republicans derided as the largest in state history — with key policy proposals for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Full text of Gov. Pritzker's State of the State and Budget Address

(The Center Square) – Below is the text of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State and Budget Address.

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Pritzker's $55.2 billion budget has no new taxes, cuts health care for adults lacking legal status

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending plan with an unexpected "budget surplus" — but noted the uncertainty of state funding under President Donald Trump, while also nixing a health care program for adults who lack legal status to save the state millions.The Democratic governor also peppered his seventh budget blueprint — which Republicans derided as the largest in state history — with key policy proposals …

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Chicago Sun Times broke the news in Chicago, United States on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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