Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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State Sen. Plummer: Pritzker in ‘crass spin mod’ over release of ‘monster’ who stabbed eleven year-old boy to death
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) slammed Governor J.B. Pritzker for supporting the early prison release of a man who stabbed an eleven year-old Chicago boy to death and critically wounded his mother.
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Haine and Connor: 'We will always fight for victims of crime and strive to protect our community from lawbreakers’
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor are criticizing the reinstatement of the SAFE-T Act’s cashless bail provision known as the Pretrial Fairness Act.
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Hertel: ‘These tax adjustments will impact consumers’
Critics are being vocal about the newly enacted gas tax on July 1 as well as the resumption of the state’s grocery tax.
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From North Cook News
After Pritzker threat, Daily Herald cancels LGIS newspaper printing contract
The Daily Herald has discontinued publishing and distributing the Local Government Information Services newspapers.
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Plummer: "We are only beginning to see the damage" to Illinois children by Pritzker policies
Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) slammed Governor J.B.
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Father McGivney Catholic High School: Masks no longer required
Father McGivney Catholic High School in Glen Carbon is now mask-optional. The announcement came in an email to parents by School President, Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner, in response to a Sangamon County court ruling late Friday that declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school student mask requirement "null and void."
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Plummer sees 'real transparency issues' with inmate early release process
State Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) feels Gov. J.B. Pritzker is well deserving of the “most dangerous governor in America” moniker he’s tagged him with largely based on his handling of the state’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB).
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State offers tax refunds to 'eligible' unemployed who filed in 2020
Unemployed in Illinois? Some good news awaits.
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Madison businesses reopen, defying Pritzker's orders
Local businesses in Madison County have reopened despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker's orders to remain closed, WLS reported.
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Rep. Bourne disappointed Democrats refuse to challenge Gov. Pritzker's reopening plans
Rep. Bourne disappointed Democrats refuse to challenge Gov. Pritzker's reopening plans
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From Prairie State Wire
Pritzker’s claims of paying down pension debt “simply dishonest,” fiscal watchdog says
The recently approved state budget hardly makes Illinois the beacon of fiscal prudence that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders claim it is, budgetary analysts at Wirepoints say.
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From Prairie State Wire
GOP chairman: 'fair tax' punishes taxpayers
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider said a constitutional amendment to establish a graduated income tax system in the state unfairly punishes taxpayers.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois need look no further than neighbors to see examples of fiscal responsibility
Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have to go far to get an up-close look at what he insists he wants for Illinois.
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Only 3 other states, District of Columbia have $15 minimum wage
If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.