Pritzker threatens to use state police against businesses reopening early

05/13/2020

Polling has found the vast majority of Illinoisans support reopening small retail businesses.

TAGS: coronavirus, covid, economy, executive order, illinois state police, JB Pritzker, reopen

Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’ relief amounts to $6 for low-income Illinoisans

By Bryce Hill

05/13/2020

An Illinoisan making $12,400 a year would still pay nearly $1,800 in state and local taxes under the governor’s plan – a higher share of their income than residents of all but two states.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax

4 problems with Pritzker’s reopening plan

By Amy Korte

05/11/2020

‘Restore Illinois’ is short on details about when and how Illinoisans can get back to work.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, executive order, JB Pritzker, reopen

Pritzker again delaying unemployment benefits for independent contractors, gig workers

05/07/2020

Illinois’ self-employed workers have been unable to receive assistance since the pandemic began. Now the state wants them to apply, be denied, and apply again for help.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, gig economy, JB Pritzker, unemployment

Pritzker should look to other states to develop a responsible reopening plan

By Amy Korte

05/01/2020

Uncertainty is amplifying the difficulty of the COVID-19 crisis, and Illinoisans need information on what a safe reopening will look like.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, economy, executive order, small business

Illinois farmers see little that is fair about Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

By Brad Weisenstein

04/30/2020

During the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Farm Bureau twice made it a priority to tell members to oppose Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax hike. Their opposition is about values and principles.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, farms, progressive income tax

Pritzker wrongly claims an Illinois budget surplus ‘if not for coronavirus’

By Adam Schuster

04/30/2020

The budget was not balanced, and Illinois has not balanced a budget for nearly two decades. Pretending Illinois had no issues before COVID-19 won’t help it recover.

TAGS: budget, coronavirus, COVID-19, deficit, Donald Trump, JB Pritzker

Illinois judge rules against Pritzker’s extension of stay-at-home order

By Joe Tabor

04/27/2020

The judge said Pritzker’s executive orders “shredded the constitution,” highlighting the need for the Illinois General Assembly to play a role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, executive order, JB Pritzker, stay at home order

Despite economic crisis, Pritzker won’t consider postponing $261 million in state raises

By Mailee Smith

04/24/2020

With more than 755,000 Illinoisans out of work, state employees are still scheduled to get their automatic raises. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is treating those raises as non-negotiable. Governors in other states would disagree.

TAGS: AFSCME: American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, coronavirus, COVID-19, executive order, state worker pay

As Pritzker continues to extend his emergency powers, what role should the General Assembly play?

By Joe Tabor

04/24/2020

The governor is poised to continually issue disaster proclamations to extend his emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the General Assembly has a role to play in the crisis, too.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, executive order, JB Pritzker

J. B. Pritzker

Pritzker threatens to use state police against businesses reopening early

Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’ relief amounts to $6 for low-income Illinoisans

4 problems with Pritzker’s reopening plan

Pritzker again delaying unemployment benefits for independent contractors, gig workers

Pritzker should look to other states to develop a responsible reopening plan

Illinois farmers see little that is fair about Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

Pritzker wrongly claims an Illinois budget surplus ‘if not for coronavirus’

Illinois judge rules against Pritzker’s extension of stay-at-home order

Despite economic crisis, Pritzker won’t consider postponing $261 million in state raises

As Pritzker continues to extend his emergency powers, what role should the General Assembly play?

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