Pointing finger at Trump’s ‘disastrous policies,’ Pritzker directs state agencies to find 4% in budget cuts
Pointing finger at Trump’s “disastrous policies”, Pritzker directs state agencies to find 4% in budget cuts.
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NPR to trim $5 million this year as public radio stations struggle to pay bills
At NPR and many member stations, listener contributions have spiked up significantly. They are helping to make up for the cuts, at least in the short term.
Farmers in Illinois may lose conservation resources, allowing soil to ‘fly in the breeze’
After two years of funding cuts in Illinois, conservation advocates worry that soil health could suffer – and dust storms could become a greater risk.
Potential NOAA weather research cuts could have consequences
The proposed budget released earlier this month “eliminates all funding for climate, weather, and ocean laboratories and cooperative institutes.
Illinois attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump public health care cuts
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 21 other attorney generals and two governors, are suing U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his department over the abrupt termination of $11 billion in public health funding.
Statehouse Reporter Expects ‘Gridlock’ On Budget Cuts
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced more than $700 million in budget cuts this week for the current fiscal year. Pritzker says these cuts are just the beginning, and that he’ll need to work with the General Assembly on additional cuts of more than $1 billion. Illinois Newsroom’s Brian Moline spoke with Illinois Public