Governor’s office uses Illinois economic report to push ‘fair tax’ falsehoods

By Vincent Caruso

11/04/2019

An annual financial report from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office forecasts a gloomy fiscal future for Illinois and pushes his false choice between dire spending cuts or a flawed progressive tax plan.

TAGS: fair tax, GOMB: Governor's Office of Management and Budget, graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax, taxes

Pritzker’s office says they can’t find the math behind his tax plan

By Austin Berg

03/15/2019

The governor’s office issued a concerning response to a simple request for the numbers backing up his “fair tax” proposal.

TAGS: fair tax, FOIA: Freedom of Information Act, GOMB: Governor's Office of Management and Budget, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Pritzker’s first year deficit $440 million larger than expected because he plans to spend $440 million more

By Adam Schuster

02/19/2019

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said his first year deficit is $3.2 billion, but he intends to spend hundreds of millions more than planned under previous baseline budgeting.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, deficit, GOMB: Governor's Office of Management and Budget, JB Pritzker, minimum wage, spending, spending cap

State of Illinois confirms new budget is out of balance by $1.2B

By Adam Schuster

08/21/2018

Despite claims from some state lawmakers that the fiscal year 2019 budget is balanced, official reports to bond buyers admit a deficit of more than $1 billion.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, credit rating, GOMB: Governor's Office of Management and Budget, John Cullerton, Mike Madigan, spending cap

Illinois Senate passes Cullerton budget, out of balance by as much as $1.5B

By Adam Schuster

05/30/2018

State senators voted to approve the 1,245-page budget just hours after it was made public.

TAGS: budget, COGFA: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, GOMB: Governor's Office of Management and Budget, Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, Illinois Senate, John Cullerton

Senate President John Cullerton says Illinois doesn’t need a revenue estimate

By Adam Schuster

05/09/2018

Agreeing on how much money one has to spend is a basic first step of budgeting.

TAGS: balanced budget requirement, budget, COGFA: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, GOMB: Governor's Office of Management and Budget, Illinois Constitution, John Cullerton

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