Illinois Democrats continued to publicly project an image of unity as negotiations on a $50 billion spending plan went into overtime, knowing the real deadline — and pressure for enacting a state budget — is the end of the month.
Back on Feb. 15, it appeared a drama-free legislative session was on the horizon and a May 19 adjournment date seemed realistic. Pritzker touted Illinois’ improved financial standing under his leadership, including credit rating upgrades and elimination of a bill backlog that resulted from the debt incurred during an unprecedented two years without a budget under his one-term Republican predecessor, Bruce Rauner.
The program was created for people 65 and older in 2020 but has since been expanded to cover those 42 and older. Advocates and somePritzker’s February spending plan pegged the cost of the program at $220 million, but that figure has since swelled to $1.1 billion, according to the administration, though proponents question that projection.
The various internal Democratic caucuses are still meeting and discussing their budget priorities “to see if there’s any overlap,” Gonzalez said.State Rep. Edgar Gonzalez Jr., right, during the legislative session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on May 19, 2023. ”We have to manage all the members to understand that there’s a finite number of dollars, and there’s only so many things that we can do,” Crespo added.
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