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Pritzker Signs Illinois Budget with $1.8 billion in Tax Relief

Ryan StevensApril 24, 2022April 24, 2022

Photo credit: iStock.com/rruntsch On April 19, Governor JB Pritzker signed the FY 2023 Illinois state budget into law, including $1.8 billion in tax relief. Highlights include rebate checks for working...

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What was in the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package?

John ZangApril 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Photo credit: iStock.com/lucky-photographer On March 15, 2022, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 2471, the Omnibus Appropriations Package for Fiscal 2022, into law, funding the federal government through September 30, 2022....

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State of the States Part III: Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, & Tennessee

Ryan StevensFebruary 6, 2022February 8, 2022

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by Myredcoug from Pixabay As discussed in our previous State of the States updates (Part I and Part II), governors around the country...

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What was in the CR that Avoided a 2021 Government Shutdown?

John ZangOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by cytis from Pixabay Government funding was extended through December 3 by a Senate amendment to H.R. 5305, providing billions for disaster relief and Afghan refugees. The...

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Around the States: Budget Updates Part 2

Ryan StevensAugust 31, 2021August 31, 2021

As discussed in our previous budget update, many states are passing record high spending in their FY 22 state budgets. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent public health...

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Around the States: Budget Update

Ryan StevensAugust 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image source by fancycrave1 & PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers became unemployed, businesses closed, and tax revenue declined. To fight the...

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Earmarks’ Return to Capitol Hill

John ZangJune 10, 2021June 10, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Gerd Altmann & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay As DMGS noted previously, earmarks are making a return in the 117th Congress after a decade-long moratorium. Democrats...

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The Biden Administration’s Budget Proposal Highlights

John ZangJune 10, 2021June 14, 2021

Digital collage by Ryan Stevens; image sources by David Mark, heblo, & Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The Biden administration released the full version of its fiscal 2022 budget. The budget calls for $6...

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