State Senator Sue Rezin | Illinois General Assembly
State Senator Sue Rezin | Illinois General Assembly
The General Assembly's Veto Session concluded on Thursday, with minimal legislative progress in either chamber. The 103rd General Assembly is set to reconvene for a "lame duck" session in early January before the 104th General Assembly begins on January 8.
Illinois faces a projected budget deficit exceeding $3 billion for the next fiscal year. Republican legislators attribute this shortfall partly to increased state spending, bolstered by temporary federal funds. Additionally, they point to Governor J.B. Pritzker's initiatives, including programs offering free healthcare for noncitizens, which cost over $1 billion annually and have led to recent tax increases of the same amount.
State Senator Sue Rezin has called on Governor Pritzker to balance the upcoming budget without imposing new taxes, stating that Illinois residents cannot afford the financial burden of what she describes as the Governor's "self-made budget crisis."
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