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Pritzker: White House withholding $1.88B in funding for Illinois

  • Governor JB Pritzker criticized the federal government for withholding $1.88 billion in funds already approved by Congress and signed into law.
  • Pritzker stated that the uncertainty around these funds has forced many organizations to pause operations, cancel projects, or lay off staff.
  • Despite court rulings, the administration continues to withhold the $1.88 billion owed to 14 state agencies, boards, and commissions.
  • Pritzker warned that 770,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid healthcare coverage due to a budget resolution supported by Republicans.
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Illinois’ own auditors admit they don’t know where all the state’s money goes – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio

Mark joined Jeff Daly to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker's budget speech, the implications of the governor's rhetoric against Trump and his supporters, how the state managed to eliminate the deficit with billions in "found" revenue, why Illinois hasn't published its financial reports, and more.

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Illinois governor says Trump admin withholding $1.88B in approved taxpayer money, amid rift with president

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a letter on Tuesday that calls for the White House to release $1.88 billion in approved federal funding that he says the Trump administration is withholding.

·New York, United States
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Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts

Pritzker also warned that as many as 770,000 Illinoisans stand to lose Medicaid health care coverage under a Republican-backed budget resolution that cleared the U.S. House Tuesday night.

·Cherokee County, United States
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Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts - IPM Newsroom

Illinois Newsroom - 770,000 Illinoisans could lose health coverage under GOP federal budget plan. The post Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts appeared first on IPM Newsroom.

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Illinois governor says funds still being withheld

Gov. JB Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold nearly $1.9 billion from Illinois state agencies, nonprofits and small businesses, despite the fact that an order to freeze those funds was rescinded after a federal judge…

·Terre Haute, United States
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Pritzker, congressional Democrats push White House to release $1.88B in funds, warn of Medicaid cuts

Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s Democratic congressional delegation are pressing the White House to release an estimated $1.88 billion in federal funds that are being withheld despite courts rescinding a freeze that has wreaked havoc across the country.

·Chicago, United States
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WFLD broke the news in Chicago, United States on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
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