Pritzker's Budget Speech Relies on Slick Rhetoric
February 23, 2026·1 day ago·via The State Journal-Register

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivers his budget address, leaning heavily on polished rhetoric to mask big-government spending sprees and tax hikes. The Democrat blueprint pushes expansive programs that burden taxpayers while ignoring fiscal sanity and individual responsibility. Pritzker's wordsmithing aims to sell Illinoisans on more bureaucracy amid soaring costs from sanctuary policies and green mandates.
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