Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Chef Rick Bayless calls on Gov. Pritzker to help restaurant industry
Chef Rick Bayless wrote an open letter via Twitter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressing concerns about the effect of Illinois business shutdowns on the Chicago restaurant industry and around the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
Restaurateurs plead with Gov. Pritzker for help after shutdown order
Chicago Chef Erick Williams, and other members of a coalition of city restaurants, are urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to immediately release unemployment funds and enact additional emergency measures to help their employees withstand the economic shock of his directive to close all the state’s restaurants and bars until March 30.
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Gov. Pritzker's capital plan leaves door open for more gas tax hikes in Chicago, some suburbs
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's newly signed $45 billon capital spending plan gives Chicago officials the option to hike the city's gas tax by an extra 3 cents, on top of the state's 19-cent raise that went into effect July 1.
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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.