Senate Week in Review: May 27-31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Pritzker’s Tax Hikes, Record Government Spending Pass General Assembly SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly passed Governor JB Pritzker’s bloated budget and nearly a billion dollars in new taxes this week to fund the migrant crisis he created. Pritzker’s budget sets a record for government spending at just over $53 billion – an increase of nearly $13 billion, or 32%,