‘There’s a Real Human Impact Here’: Pritzker Announces $711 Million in Budget Cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker announced $711 million in spending cuts on Tuesday, calling it a "first step" in closing a $3.9 billion revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year's budget.
As part of those cuts, Pritzker said his office is negotiating with employee labor unions to identify $75 million in personnel cost reductions, which could include furloughs, and that he is establishing a work group to identify possible closures of Department of Corrections facilities due to lower inmate populations.
"These cuts reflect the first phase of our path forward, doing what is within my powers, unilaterally and without the legislature," Pritzker said during a news conference in Chicago. "This is going to be tough. And as my ongoing conversations with General Assembly leaders would indicate, there is a great deal of work the legislature must do when it convenes next month."
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As part of those cuts, Pritzker said his office is negotiating with employee labor unions to identify $75 million in personnel cost reductions, which could include furloughs, and that he is establishing a work group to identify possible closures of Department of Corrections facilities due to lower inmate populations.
"These cuts reflect the first phase of our path forward, doing what is within my powers, unilaterally and without the legislature," Pritzker said during a news conference in Chicago. "This is going to be tough. And as my ongoing conversations with General Assembly leaders would indicate, there is a great deal of work the legislature must do when it convenes next month."
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