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Gov. J.B. Pritzker will include the $10 million ask in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year to erase $1 billion in medical debt for Illinois residents — and the investment would mark the first in a multi-year plan.

This week, the North Carolina Supreme Court will again hear oral arguments in the Leandro School Funding Case. Despite the landmark victory for public school funding in 2022, a change in the political make-up of the courts has prompted an unprecedented and unjust rehearing of the case.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker delivered his sixth State of the State address and budget plan for the state of Illinois Wednesday afternoon.

Read for yourself: Gov. J.B. Pritzker describes plans to increase education funding, add health insurance regulations and consumer protections, address the states influx of asylum seekers and more.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his sixth State of the State address for the state of Illinois Wednesday afternoon, revealing a budget plan that included...

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his budget address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday. Read the remarks prepared for delivery as shared by the governor's office below. ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a $52.7-billion state budget in a Wednesday address. The fiscal year 2025 budget (for the year starting July 1) “is responsible and balanced while providing record investments in child care and early childhood education, fully funding a $350 million increase in EBF for K-12 schools, making college more affordable through […]

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his fiscal year 2025 budget proposal on Wednesday, pledging that the state will continue to grow social programs while...

Read for yourself: Gov. J.B. Pritzker describes plans to increase education funding, add health insurance regulations and consumer protections, address the states influx of asylum seekers and more.

Read for yourself: Gov. J.B. Pritzker describes plans to increase education funding, add health insurance regulations and consumer protections, address the states influx of asylum seekers and more.