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Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Governor proposes to increase Illinois' community college system operating ...

On February 15, 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual state of the state and fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget address. The FY 2024 budget proposal raises $49.994B in General Funds...

As Illinois recent history indicates, state government controlled by one party doesnt mean budget negotiations are easy. And with an expanded Democratic majority in the House, intraparty disagreements on priorities could be a test of Democratic unity this spring.

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DeKALB – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced in the annual State of the State Address that there will be an increase in higher education funding and the Monetary Award Program (MAP) in his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. During a live broadcast of the Illinois State of the State address, Pritzker proposed a $118.9 billion operating...

In his annual budget address, the Illinois governor cautioned against "a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation."

Education, human services, pensions and health care would receive a large majority of the governor’s $49.6 billion budget. “I’ve laid out a budget agenda that does everything possible to invest in the education of our children,” he told lawmakers.

Illinois's budget season opens with revenue estimates remaining near record high.

Even factoring in the possibility of a “mild recession” this year, the proposed budget Gov. JB Pritzker laid out on Wednesday includes nearly $50 billion in state spending, bolstered by projections of continued near record-high tax revenues.

The governor proposed a 7% increase in general operating funds for the state’s public universities.