Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Illinois one of 24 states aligned with 'hyper-partisan' voter data group
An analysis by Prairie State Wire shows Illinois is one of 24 states with a membership with ERIC, a national voter data group accused of "hyper-partisanship."
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Pritzker: Biden 'rescued us from an insurrection'
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker told CNN that President Joe Biden rescued Illinois "from an insurrection." He made the comments during an interview regarding Biden's performance in the recent debate against former President Donald Trump.
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Pritzker on Axios 'shortlist' to replace Biden
Axios has released a short list of potential candidates to replace President Joe Biden (D) on the November ballot after his performance on the recent presidential debate against former president Donald Trump (R).
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Analysis: Illinois among 24 states affiliated with 'hyper-partisan' voter data group
Illinois is among 24 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Prairie State Wire found.
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Gov. Pritzker: Illinois taxpayers will spend $210M this year on new weight loss drugs for fat state employees
Democrat Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says his new rule requiring state taxpayers to buy weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic for fat state employees will cost $210 million this year.
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GOP National Committeeman Porter: Pritzker's Prisoner Review Board ‘throwing Illinoisans to the wolves’
Illinois' Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter says Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker's move to free more violent criminals from Illinois prisons by appointing "crazy activists" to the state's parole board is "throwing Illinoisans to the wolves."
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Catholic Vote President: Gov. Pritzker ‘celebrates terminating the lives of the next generation of children in Illinois.
Catholic Vote President Brian Burch criticizes Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for celebrating the promotion of abortion within his state and launching an abortion focused non-profit.
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U.S. Rep. Miller: Why isn’t Pritzker opening his Hyatt hotels to illegal aliens?
U.S. Rep Mary Miller (R-Coles County) is asking Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker why he hasn’t opened his Hyatt hotels to the homeless illegal aliens Pritzker invited to Illinois.
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Illinois illegal alien bus report for Dec 31, 2023; 780 illegals dropped in Dupage, Lake Counties, Elgin, Rockford
On Dec. 31, a total of 780 illegal immigrants were reported to have been dropped off in various locations across Illinois, including Dupage, Lake Counties, Elgin and Rockford, according to Emergency Management and Regional Security.
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Pritzker: 'Illinois farmers are producing some of the finest food in the country, and now that produce, dairy and meat can go directly to Illinoisans struggling with food insecurity'
On Aug. 3, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to create the Farm to Food Bank Program, making a 2021 pilot program a permanent one. In the two year pilot, more than two million pounds of food were donated to local food banks.
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Pritzker: 'Today, we take another step forward in repairing generations of harm and building a brighter future for our state's Native American and Indigenous Peoples'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills to expand protection for Native Americans in the state on Aug. 4. Those bills established procedures for handling remains in gravesites and returning them to Native American Nations; one allows students to wear cultural regalia as graduation attire; and another requires teaching Native American history in Illinois public schools, according to the Aug. 4 news release on these bills.
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Activist: Pritzker funding central to national child mutilation movement
Activist Chris Rufo has made a video exploring a possible link between the exponential uptick in those identifying as transgender, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his cousin, Jennifer Pritzker.
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'It’s a problem.' Hockett sounds off on Pritzker contact with Chinese Communist Party official as Covid outbreak began
Covid researcher Jessica Hockett recently surfaced two letters directed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker from a high ranking Chinese Communist Party leader.
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McCluskey on the Invest in Kids Act: 'Illinois should greatly expand it, not kill it'
The Cato Institute Center for Educational Freedom Director Neal McCluskey recently took to social media to speak out about the state of Illinois needing to prioritize school choice expansion.
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Illinois drivers will be paying at least 45.5 cents in taxes per gallon of gas by Fourth of July weekend, among the highest in the nation
Illinois residents will likely see the second spike in gas price taxes this year starting in July, making the state one of the most expensive places to buy gas in the country.
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Three big gimmicks in Illinois’ ‘balanced’ 2024 budget
State lawmakers have sent Gov. J.B. Pritzker a $50.6 billion 2024 budget for him to sign.
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‘It’s not in the budget:’ Pritzker kills Catholic tax credit scholarship program
Over 9,000 K-12 students who are the beneficiaries of the Invest in Kids Tax Credit may be looking for new schools to attend after Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the program is “not in the budget.
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Pritzker: Gun ban, abortions policies ‘not happening at the federal level and should’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is taking his gun ban and state subsidized abortion strategy to a larger stage, suggesting the federal government enact the same policies.
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Will Governor Pritzker honor his word on wind/solar farms ?
We covered the legislative bait and switch going on regarding wind and solar matters in this article just yesterday.
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Moore: SB5188 ‘would mandate age-appropriate sex education for all age levels’
Illinois lawmakers have snuck into debate on a controversial bill that would mandate sexual education statewide.