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Illinois’ fiscal future: Breakdown of Pritzker’s 2025 budget address

Produced by Brian Mackey, Jose Zepeda, and Christine Hatfield
 
JB Pritzker

Governor JB Pritzker delivers the 2025 State of the State address. Image Courtesy of Office of Governor JB Pritzker

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Governor JB Pritzker has delivered his seventh State of the State address touching on new plans for colleges to healthcare costs to sharp criticism for President trump that elicited boos from some state lawmakers. Two policy experts offer reactions and analysis of the speech. 


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David Merriman 
James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Co-Lead, Fiscal and Economic Policy Working Group, Institute of Government and Public Affairs

Paula R. Worthington
Senior Lecturer and Academic Director, Harris Policy Labs, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago