Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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State Rep. Halbrook on billboard censorship controversy: ‘Being in the national spotlight with the DNC is an opportunity to highlight the bad policies destroying our great state'
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) said that billboards placed in Chicago with provocative messages such as "Welcome to America's murder capital" and "Welcome to the unemployment capital of the Midwest" are the direct result of state and city leaders' policies.
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Bailey: ‘I'm ready to continue our fight for hard-working families in Southern Illinois’
Darren Bailey (R), former Illinois state representative, former state senator and recent Republican candidate for governor, announced on July 4 that he intends to run against incumbent fellow Republican Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) to represent Illinois' 12th District in Congress.
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Charleston resident: ‘Milk, bread, and eggs all go up 1% across the board Saturday’
Concerned Illinoisans are lashing out at lawmakers for increased taxes on gas and groceries.
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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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Bailey: 'It's time to restore confidence in government'
A Clay County judge recently rejected an executive order by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to extend shutdown restrictions across Illinois.
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Committeeman Vahling credits Trump for federal investigation into Pritzker properties
Vahling: 'The Department of Justice is actually seeking justice'
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Activists decry Gov. Pritzker's boating policy under COVID-19 reopening plan
Gov. Pritzker responds that more than two on a boat could expose people to COVID-19
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Halbrook and Miller demand plan from Pritzker for returning to business
Illinois state representatives Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) and Chris Miller (R-Oakland) are calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzer to outline his plans to offset the problems created for Illinois businesses by COVID-19-related shutdowns, the Illinois Review reported.
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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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Halbrook vows to 'fight this assault on taxpayers'
Working families and employers in Illinois are going to suffer if the Democrats' "strong-armed passage" of a graduated-rate state income tax makes it through the House, a downstate Republican legislator warned in a recent press release.
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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.
