Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his budget address Wednesday amid a looming budget deficit of $3 billion and legislators are laying out what they want to hear from the state’s chief executive.
Democratic state Sen. Robert Martwick said he hopes to hear the governor lay out his priorities for how to spend taxpayer dollars to navigate “during a difficult time.”
Republican state Sen. Chapin Rose said Pritzker has been reckless with tax dollars by increasing the budget 32% since he took office in 2019.
In November before the election, the governor’s office projected a more than $3 billion deficit for the coming fiscal year.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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