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(Capitol News Illinois) - Members of a state rulemaking oversight committee voiced concerns Tuesday that Gov. JB Pritzker's administration didn't suff...
The program that provides state-funded health insurance to adult undocumented immigrants was first estimated to cost $220 million. But three months later, that price tag has ballooned, complicating the state’s budget debates.
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The financial pressure is exposing tensions between Democrats’ open-arms stance on immigration and the limited resources available in a state that has only recently begun to stabilize its chronically shaky finances.
New estimate represents 400% increase from Pritzker's February budget estimate By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com