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Capitol News Illinois

Illinois to reduce federal unemployment debt by $450 million
Low unemployment has allowed for payment from trust fund balance

Gov. JB Pritzker announces a plan Tuesday for the state to pay down $450 million of its outstanding $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt to the federal government. SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Tuesday to reduce a $1.8 billion Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit by $450 million through an infusion of unemployment-related revenues. The trust fund is the pool of money paid into by employers to provide a social safety net for unemployed […]

September 28, 2022 2

Capital Area Region

Pritzker talks session timeline, programs, spending
Gun, abortion-related bills could wait until new year, depending on lawmaker support

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a special session, outlined new state infrastructure investments, and announced a new program for some Illinoisans over age 55. While the governor quickly announced he would call a special session after the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade was overturned in June, lawmakers have thus far not scheduled any […]

August 16, 2022 1

Capitol News Illinois

What’s in Pritzker’s proposed budget?
A look inside the final spending plan of the governor’s first term

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- Each year in February, Illinois’ governor must propose to lawmakers a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The General Assembly will then spend the next several months negotiating which proposals to include and which to scrap before sending the budget back to the governor for consideration. On Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his fourth proposed budget, this one for fiscal year 2023 which will begin July 1, and outlined spending plans for an anticipated $1.7 […]

February 2, 2022 5

National

Biden administration unveils $3 billion in economic recovery grants

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced Thursday what is believed to be a historic $3 billion in grants to aid communities not only recover from the coronavirus pandemic but to come out of it with more jobs and a stronger economy. The program collectively called Investing in America's Communities aims to funnel funds to communities nationwide to spur new industries, create workforce training and apprenticeship programs, accelerate travel and tourism, equip indigenous communities with services such as broadband […]

July 23, 2021 1

Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker signs bill expanding covered Medicaid services
Signing ceremony also highlights statewide blood shortage

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois residents who have health coverage through Medicaid now have access to a broad range of services including mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, smoking cessation, and dental services. Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 2294, which passed unanimously out of both chambers during the spring legislative session. “This legislation that I'm signing into law today is a product of our passionately dedicated, bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators who are part of the […]

July 6, 2021 5

Capital Area Region

Moody’s upgrades Illinois credit rating
Pritzker says action will save ‘tens of millions’ in interest costs

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois received its first credit rating upgrade in 23 years on Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Services raised the state’s rating one notch, citing “material improvement in the state’s finances.” Although the upgrade still leaves Illinois bonds rated just two notches above so-called “junk” status, Gov. JB Pritzker said it marked a turning point for the state, and he credited the General Assembly and members of his own administration for bringing greater fiscal discipline to the […]

June 29, 2021 2

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois economy surges in first quarter
Signs of pandemic stress still linger

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois economy showed strong signs of recovery during the first quarter of 2021 as businesses continued to reopen from the pandemic and direct government payments flowed to businesses and individual consumers. Data released last week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed the state’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 percent during the quarter as its gross domestic product – the market value of all goods and services produced by labor […]

June 29, 2021

East Central Illinois Region

Coalton receives updates on EJ Water project in June meeting

Prior to the monthly meeting of the Coalton village board on Wednesday, June 9, members of the board stood outside the village hall where the “cake” for Montgomery County’s bicentennial celebration stood. Once the meeting began, there was limited business for the board to discuss. Update on EJ Water Cooperative project Most of the meeting was dedicated to updates related to the EJ Water Cooperative project, which was having some slight procedural hiccups. There are some final business items that […]

June 16, 2021 4

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American Rescue Plan Act

Pritzker talks session timeline, programs, spending
Gun, abortion-related bills could wait until new year, depending on lawmaker support

Gun, abortion-related bills could wait until new year, depending on lawmaker support

What’s in Pritzker’s proposed budget?
A look inside the final spending plan of the governor’s first term

A look inside the final spending plan of the governor’s first term

Biden administration unveils $3 billion in economic recovery grants

Pritzker signs bill expanding covered Medicaid services
Signing ceremony also highlights statewide blood shortage

Signing ceremony also highlights statewide blood shortage

Moody’s upgrades Illinois credit rating
Pritzker says action will save ‘tens of millions’ in interest costs

Pritzker says action will save ‘tens of millions’ in interest costs

Illinois economy surges in first quarter
Signs of pandemic stress still linger

Signs of pandemic stress still linger

Coalton receives updates on EJ Water project in June meeting

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