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As Illinois' recent history indicates, state government controlled by one party doesn't 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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Gov. Pritzker unveiled a near $50B spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. We look at four areas he wants to increase spending.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker stressed additional funding for education in his $49.6 billion budget proposal Wednesday while also using the occasion to blast “a virulent form of nationalism” that he said has infected the national debate over school curricula and the content of library shelves.
The governor is calling for new investments in education and efforts to combat poverty.