Pritzker touts new budget’s higher education spending
Gov. JB Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, ...
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Transit agencies look to the state to help make up projected $730 million budget gap
Illinois transit agencies project a $730 million budget deficit by 2026 and urge lawmakers to reform funding models to sustain ...
Pritzker touts $70 million plan for addressing teacher shortage
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday highlighted a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million per year over the next ...
As Evidence Based Funding formula turns 5, lawmakers reflect on historic legislation
Five years ago this month, Illinois lawmakers passed legislation that overhauled the way public schools in the state are funded.
Pritzker highlights Rebuild Illinois funding for Cahokia Heights sewers, Rend Lake Resort
When state lawmakers voted on bipartisan lines in 2019 to double Illinois’ motor fuel tax and raise several driving-related fees, ...
Department of Transportation opens applications for local transportation funding
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that local governments and planning commissions may begin applying for up to $2 ...
State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion funding
The state is accepting applications for the first $50 million in disbursements of a $420 million grant program aimed at ...
Lawmakers asked to give ‘full faith and credit’ to College Illinois savings plan
The director of a state-run college savings program urged Illinois lawmakers to back the program with the “full faith and ...
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