Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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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.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Harvard physician who criticized Pritzker’s handling of LaSalle Veteran home deaths censored by FBI with Twitter’s help: 'Legitimate findings and questions that would have expanded the public debate went missing'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker critic Dr. Martin Kulldorff was targeted by the FBI who sought to lessen his impact on the Covid debate, according to the latest release of the Twitter files.
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Glennon: 'What has Pritzker or the General Assembly done to improve Illinois' finances, other than tax increases?'
Gov. JB Pritzker’s notion that his administration is to be thanked for a projection showing Illinois' budget shortfall much lower than anticipated is being refuted.
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Child COVID vax on the ballot? New CDC rule opens door to Pritzker second term K-12 school mandate
State governors can block the new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, ordering children to get COVID-19 vaccinations if they want to attend K-12 schools.
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Pritzker’s 'disrespect' of Black community recalls racial comments made about Black politicians
Gov. J.B. Pritzker once joked with one of his predecessors, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, about which Black politician would be “least offensive” to fill a U.S. Senate seat being vacated by then-President Barack Obama.
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‘Welcome to America in the 2020s’: Pritzker called out for censoring opposition
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has shown he is willing to go to great lengths to intimidate and muzzle those opposing him through all means of media.
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Lott on permanent vote by mail: ‘I think it will create potentials for fraud and for vote buying’
Permanent vote-by-mail as passed by Illinois in 2021 is open to fraud according to political commentator John Lott.
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Miles: ‘I truly believe that Darren Bailey is going to pick up a lot of votes from the Black community’
While Beverly Miles' Democratic primary campaign for governor may have been largely unknown by the electorate, the Democrat has been making waves in the late election season by throwing her support behind GOP gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey.
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From North Cook News
After Pritzker threat, Daily Herald cancels LGIS newspaper printing contract
The Daily Herald has discontinued publishing and distributing the Local Government Information Services newspapers.
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PAC president calls Pritzker 'a billionaire trust fund child who was born on third and thinks he hit a triple'
"People Who Play by the Rules" (PBR) Political Action Committee (PAC) President Dan Proft is going after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) for his comments about his opponent allegedly using federal grants to help fund his campaign.
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GOP leader Tracy: Pritzker ‘stands above the rest for being Madigan’s #1 supporter and chief enabler’
Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy recently went after Gov. J.B. Pritzker of being the longtime "enabler" of indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Pritzker refuses to denounce Trudeau power grab; Legislation effort seeks similar extraordinary powers for Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has refused to denounce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's use of extraordinary powers as part of the Emergencies Act to beat back vaccine choice advocates political opponents.
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Which Illinois school districts are going mask-optional? Update: Feb. 8, 10:03 p.m.
See a running list here.
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As her father urges Illinoisans to cancel their holidays, Teddi Pritzker celebrates New Year’s in the Bahamas
While Gov. J.B. Pritzker was urging Illinois resident to cancel their New Year’s Eve plans his daughter Theodora “Teddi” Pritzker rang in 2022 with style New Year’s Eve in a nightclub environment without a mask.
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'Enough is enough;' Pritzker expands Reimagine Public Safety Act
Gov. J.B. Prtizker (D) has expanded a state program aimed to end the firearm violence epidemic in Illinois by taking a "comprehensive approach" under a new law he signed earlier this month.
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Pritzker signs bill repealing Parental Notice of Abortion Act
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed a bill repealing the 1995 Parental Notice of Abortion Act.
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Pritzker announces plans for $300 million childcare grant funding program
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is highlighting the allocation of $300 million in new relief grants set to be made available to child care providers across the state as a campaign goal come true.
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Pritzker mourns deaths of 11 time child rapist Rosenbaum, domestic abuser Huber
In a statement Friday on the not guilty verdict of Lake County teen Kyle Rittenhouse, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker mourned the deaths of the two men who tried to kill him, including child rapist Joseph Rosenbaum and fellow convicted violent criminal Anthony Huber.
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Gov. Pritzker, legislative leaders toast London trip, sans masks.
It was Sunday Funday in London for Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the state's top two Democrat legislative leaders.
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Holderman: ‘No one knows whether or how DNA data might be used for future research purposes’
A concerned activist is alerting parents to SHIELD Illinois’s policy of requesting parent permission to store child DNA samples for “future research purposes.”