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A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rolled back protections for wetlands last year, leaving states like Illinois vulnerable.
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Prtizker’s proposed total expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year is $52.697 billion, with a surplus of $128 million. Pritzker praised the state’s development over the last few years and pledged to pass a balanced budget.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday unveiled a $52.7 billion spending plan that includes the blueprint for a pension overhaul, funding for the migrant crisis and the creation of a child tax credit.
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Gov. JB Pritzker will give his sixth state budget address this week, laying out his plan for a fiscal year that government forecasters in November predicted is on pace for a near-$900 million deficit unless corrective action is taken.
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As Illinois faces shortages of health care practitioners and mental health professionals, the state agency in charge of licensing for those and more than 100 other industries has struggled to keep up.
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No movement on efforts to extend scholarship tax credit, allow legislative staff to unionize.
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Lawmakers to return to Capitol Nov. 7 to address lingering issues.
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Illinois State University’s proposed budget for next year totals more than $561 million. That’s an 8% increase in revenues, or a $41 million jump, over the fiscal year 2023 budget that began in July.
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First-term state Rep. Sharon Chung has announced she will run again in the 91st District that stretches from Bartonville to Bloomington-Normal. Chung said she is pleased with the first bill she sponsored and was able to pass, requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of hearing aids.