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Pritzker Announces $700 Million in Spending Reductions Amid $4 Billion Revenue Shortfall Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced more than $700 million in spending reductions for fiscal year 2021 as the state looks to cope with the projected loss of nearly $4 billion in revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pritzker says that a variety of strategies will be used to hit those reduction benchmarks, including a hiring freeze, reductions or freezes in grant money allocations, and operational savings. The governor says that agencies who are working to cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will...
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