Pritzker Decries Trump Spending, Shorts IL Rainy Day Fund

Pritzker Decries Trump Fiscal Turmoil, Shorts IL Rainy Day Fund – RealClear Markets

As Pritzker expanded the size and cost of government – boosting taxes $1,237 per Illinoisan – the relative security offered by the rainy-day fund shrank. That’s a real threat to programs Illinoisans rely on during extreme economic downturns.

Pritzker Decries Trump Spending, Shorts IL Rainy Day Fund

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent months warning Illinoisans about the economic headwinds coming from Washington, pointing to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and federal funding cuts.