US EditionPritzker's Political Future: Where Things Stand After Passage of Illinois Budget
- On Saturday in Springfield, lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes close to $400 million in tax hikes and reductions in services.
- Lawmakers faced pressures from declining revenues attributed by Governor Pritzker to the 'Trump slump,' while critics blamed Democratic policies for Illinois' fiscal troubles.
- The budget increased state spending by $16.7 billion since Pritzker took office in 2019 and introduced tax hikes on sports betting, tobacco, and corporations alongside a new tax amnesty program.
- During legislative debates, Republican Rep. John Cabello accused Democrats of delaying tax hike disclosures, while Pritzker urged to 'fight everywhere and all at once' to address fiscal challenges.
- The passage leaves unresolved issues such as a $770 million shortfall for Chicago Transit and suggests continued fiscal challenges as Pritzker is eligible for reelection in 2026 and rumored to seek higher office.
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Pritzker's political future: Where things stand after passage of Illinois budget
CHICAGO (WGN) — This week kicks off one of the most important summers of JB Pritzker's life. The two-term governor will soon reveal whether he intends to seek a third term, but that decision may be inextricably linked to speculation he’d like to test the 2028 White House waters. Does he run for governor and then run for president? In his post legislative session meeting with reporters Monday, Pritzker offered a national message that drew contras…
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Conservative ReviewIllinois Dems Lay Budget Woes At Trump’s Feet After Taxing Their Citizens Into Ground
Democrats hold a supermajority in Illinois, yet Governor J.B. Pritzker is blaming President Donald Trump for the state’s latest budget troubles.
After lawmakers pass budget with cuts and tax hikes, Gov. JB Pritzker blames state’s fiscal challenges on Trump – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo
Pritzker’s reluctance to embrace a more comprehensive approach to overhauling the tax system after his failed effort to amend the state constitution in 2020 to allow for higher rates on larger incomes suggests a wariness about giving credence to political opponents eager to brand him as a tax-raiser.
Gov. Pritzker's end-of-session news conference – Muddy River News
Reporter: This budget relied on a few one-time fixes. You’ve tried in the past to fix the structural deficit in 2020. Is that something that you’re going to be looking to spend political capital on going forward? Something a little bit more long-term? So we don’t have to do this every year—the one-time moving stuff around?Pritzker Well, I remind you, Olivia, that there are a lot of one-time expenditures that occur in a budget as well. And so wha…
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