Pritzker calls $55.2B budget ‘responsible and balanced’ – but warns Trump policies could upend it

February 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker calls $55.2B budget ‘responsible and balanced’ – but warns Trump policies could upend it

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — An improved revenue forecast is helping ease pressure on state finances as Gov. JB Pritzker calls for tightened spending to…

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BREAKING: Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes

February 19, 2025 / Comments Off on BREAKING: Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes

Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: This is a breaking news story. Visit capitolnewsillinois.com for fuller coverage of the budget proposal later today. Gov. JB Pritzker…

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Pritzker to call for expansion of 4-year degree offerings at some community colleges

February 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker to call for expansion of 4-year degree offerings at some community colleges

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker plans to offer a proposal in his budget address Wednesday that would allow some community colleges to…

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State official: renewable investments ‘best thing’ to lower energy costs

February 18, 2025 / Comments Off on State official: renewable investments ‘best thing’ to lower energy costs

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — With an increasing number of officials warning Illinois might struggle to meet its renewable energy goals, regulators and lawmakers met…

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Eliminating immigrant spending, boosting education funding top Senate Republican budget priorities

February 18, 2025 / Comments Off on Eliminating immigrant spending, boosting education funding top Senate Republican budget priorities

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A day ahead of Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address Wednesday, Senate Republicans said they want budget negotiations to include…

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Committee advances bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis

February 18, 2025 / Comments Off on Committee advances bill to ban vehicle searches based on smell of cannabis

Capitol News Illinois An Illinois Senate committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would strictly limit police’s ability to search a vehicle after smelling cannabis.…

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Second ‘50501’ protest held outside Illinois Capitol

February 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Second ‘50501’ protest held outside Illinois Capitol

Capitol News Illinois A second protest against the Trump administration took place in front of the Illinois Capitol Monday, less than two weeks after the…

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Illinois health officials taking bird flu precautions despite assessing no ‘active risk’ to humans

February 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Illinois health officials taking bird flu precautions despite assessing no ‘active risk’ to humans

Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: The description of IDPH’s new bird flu testing capabilities has been corrected to more accurately describe how the new advanced…

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U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

February 14, 2025 / Comments Off on U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

Capitol News Illinois The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a…

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New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’

February 14, 2025 / Comments Off on New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of roads,…

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