Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivers State of State address

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lays out $56 billion spending plan in State of the State address
Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday laid out his spending plan and legislative agenda for the next fiscal year as he presented his annual State of the State address in Springfield. The governor's $56 billion spending plan – the eighth budget of his tenure – would rely on new taxes on social media platforms and casinos to help eliminate a projected $2.

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Pritzker pitches social-media fee in Illinois budget plan
In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump
Governor Pritzker unveils plan to tackle $2.2 billion deficit
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker unveils a plan to tackle the state’s $2.2 billion dollar deficit.

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Pritzker Proposes $56 Billion Budget Amid Federal Cut Risks
Gov. Pritzker proposes affordable housing, nuclear growth in annual address
Pritzker says Trump ‘illegally confiscating money' from Illinois residents
“$8.4 billion. That is how much the Trump administration has cost the people of Illinois,” he said. “These are not handouts. These are dollars that real Illinoisans paid in federal taxes and that have...

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Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
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