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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders announced an agreement on a more than $50 billion budget that includes a nearly $1 billion boost in education spending.
Negotiations over the state's budget are starting to come into focus, even as lower-than-expected revenue forecasts put a damper on efforts to increase spending beyond what's already been laid out.
(The Center Square) – With a price tag of $250 million, Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to expand early childhood education and child care throughout Illinois. Even though the next state budget has not been approved, organizations already are...
Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Morris) is blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed $49.6 billion spending plan.
Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria) is blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal.