In response to a question last week from my associate Isabel Miller, Gov. JB Pritzker said he didn’t think a group of progressive legislators could pass their progressive revenue bills through both chambers by the end of the spring session. “They’ve been working very hard on getting something done,” Pritzker said of the bicameral progressive […]
state budget
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State seeks revenue streams
As I write this, Gov. JB Pritzker is preparing to give his annual budget address. It’s an unenviable task. Earlier this month, the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released a report showing federal tax cuts caused a $587 million reduction in state revenues this fiscal year. The governor announced last month that he was […]
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Letters to the Editor 4/8/10
HOME BIRTH, THEN AND NOW Re: “Home delivery,” March 25, by Amanda Robert — It’s so sad that after all these years most expectant parents in Illinois still don’t have the option of choosing legal, midwife-attended home birth. Decades of stats have confirmed that this is a safe, cost-effective option, and expectant parents in Oregon […]
